Our Selection of Victorian Brooches

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Carved Italian Cornuto Coral Brooch

This exemplary, deep orange-red coral, nineteenth-century brooch, hand carved in the form of a Italian good luck horn (or cornuto, or cornicello) is guaranteed to to keep the evil eye at bay. This not-so-little masterpiece, crowned with a bouquet of flowers, measures just over 2 inches long.

$1,750.00 - View Item    #50-1-4108

Small Carnelian Cameo Pin

A modestly proportioned Victorian Cameo brooch depicting a lovely lady in profile, handcarved atop an amber-color carnelian background. The openwork frame is adorned with four shimmering, natural pearls. 1 1/8 inch high by 1 inch wide; with flip-up loop to accommodate a neck chain.

$795.00 - View Item    #50-1-4109

Large Antique Malachite Brooch

A colossal (over one-and-a-half inch wide) vivid marbled green, round malachite cabochon is simply presented in a hand-engraved, 9 karat gold frame with a graceful scroll motif. Thus, this bold and colorful Victorian brooch is more than likely of British origin. A couple very minor flaws surfaced i ...(more)

$1,475.00 - View Item    #50-1-4102

Athena Cameo with Romulus and Remus on Helmut

The multi-talented Greek goddess and proto-feminist Athena, or in this case, her Roman incarnation Minerva - goddess of wisdom, courage, inspiration, civilization, law and justice, just warfare, mathematics, strength, strategy, the arts, crafts, and skill - (to name just a handful of her manifold at ...(more)

$1,650.00 - View Item    #50-1-4093

Victorian Lapis Pendant Locket

This strikingly beautiful antique Victorian Etruscan revival pendant/locket/pin blasts with a sizable, deep rich blue lapis lazuli cabochon. The lapis is artfully framed in lustrous yellow gold ornamented with delicate granulation work. The reverse houses an open beveled glass locket compartment. Th ...(more)

$1,950.00 - View Item    #90-1-4334

Antique Scottish Anchor and Coat of Arms Pin

A very cool silver Scottish kilt pin, wrapped in silver 'hawser' (you can look it up!), inlayed with polished granite and guarded by a silver shield emblazoned with three British lions. Just over 2 3/4 inches from stem to stern.

$695.00 - View Item    #50-1-4090

Victorian Mercury Head Cameo

The Roman god Mercury (Hermes in Greek) sporting his trademark winged helmet is masterfully handcarved in glorious black & white sardonyx, and framed in 18 karat gold with seed pearls pearls in this nineteenth-century hardstone cameo pin/pendant. Mercury is a rare subject for cameos and he moves ...(more)

$1,475.00 - View Item    #50-1-4086

Victorian Garnet Brooch and Earring Set

This wonderful suite of garnet jewels, comprising a brooch and a pair of earrings, highlight glowing deep raspberry color garnets arrayed in circles atop multi-dimensional 18 karat golden 'wedding cakes'. The brooch is fitted on the reverse to accommodate a drop. The suite is housed in its original ...(more)

$2,650.00 - View Item    #50-1-4087

Antique Gold-in-Quartz Bar Pin

From the days of the American gold rushes, a straightforward 2 and 1/4 inch bar pin comprised of three shimmering, rectangular, gold-in-quartz plaques. 14 karat rose gold, circa 1850's.

$875.00 - View Item    #50-1-2939

Antique Gold In Quartz Brooch

A wonderful American, Victorian-era bar brooch, circa 1850s, comprised of twelve separate inlays of light and dark gold-in-quartz plaques. This rare and collectable, mid-nineteenth century jewel is rendered in richly patinated 10 karat rose gold and measures just shy of three-inches long.

$2,250.00 - View Item    #50-1-4083

Scottish Agate Pin

A 2 and 3/4 inch-long faceted amethyst topped pin secures a circular multi-color agate pin to your kilt or coat. Three faceted Citrines add some extra spice and the reverse is hand-engraved with a mysterious Cyrillic message. Bonnie!

$1,275.00 - View Item    #50-1-2874

Antique Scottish Agate Scabbard Kilt Pin

An intriguing silver antique Scottish kilt pin in the shape of a sword scabbard. The pin is set with greyish-blue and white banded agate and capped with engraved silver detailing. A purple glass thistle is set at the tip and two foil-backed stones add color as well.

$795.00 - View Item    #50-1-2948