Show me your brooches

Christinak · Jun 27, 2023

Hello
I couldn’t find a thread dedicated to brooches so thought I would start one with a recent acquisition of mine.

I saw this brooch on instagram and loved the flow of it. It’s organic almost, with a hint of movement that I love. I cannot capture its sparkle or charm well in photos but it really is a lovely piece.

Daisys and Diamonds · Jun 27, 2023

that is so lovely
im so excitted to see someone with a new brooch
there are brooch threads here but they are always really hard to find so nice you started a new thread

i brought this last year
my phone is on the blink so this is it pictured with my Whity Jet
im going to get it made into a detachable pendent so i cans till wear it as a brooch

above its etsy photo and description below

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im not sure its completly natural but she sure is pretty and very wearable
with no flash it does look like the etsy pix but just not as big

Heathcat24 · Jun 27, 2023

I am so excited to get to add this! I got it in March for my 15th anniversary. It is a TB Starr platinum brooch with a .5 ct OEC and the rest single cuts. It's such a BLINGY little thing!

I found it at Beladora in December and kept going back to it. I realized I would be so disappointed if I ever went and it wasn't there!

I also have a Wedgwood cameo brooch that I adore because it is the only one I found with a woman and a dog!

HollyC · Jun 27, 2023

This is what I'm wearing today.

stracci2000 · Jun 27, 2023

I have a couple of brooches!

This box is full of vintage costume.

stracci2000 · Jun 27, 2023

But if you want the big guns, you gotta call on @Catmom
Her brooch collection is unparalleled!

stracci2000 · Jun 27, 2023

Heathcat24 said:
I also have a Wedgwood cameo brooch that I adore because it is the only one I found with a woman and a dog!

This is the story behind your Wedgwood cameo!

Poor Maria and the Bourbonnais Shepherd – when literature came into fashion · V&A

Find out how books have inspired jewellery

www.vam.ac.uk

Daisys and Diamonds · Jun 28, 2023

stracci2000 said:
I have a couple of brooches!

This box is full of vintage costume.

i knew you would !

they are all lovely and i cant pick a favourite but have you worn those 3 blue birds ?and where did you get them ?
i would love to be a jacket in your wardrobe
and i love that big gold leaf

Heathcat24 · Jun 28, 2023

stracci2000 said:
This is the story behind your Wedgwood cameo!

Poor Maria and the Bourbonnais Shepherd – when literature came into fashion · V&A

Find out how books have inspired jewellery

www.vam.ac.uk

Oh my goodness! Thank you SO MUCH @stracci2000 for posting this! I knew nothing about it. It was a pre-Pricescope eBay find that I just "felt."

Having the story to go with it makes it so meaningful!

stracci2000 · Jun 28, 2023

Heathcat24 said:
Oh my goodness! Thank you SO MUCH @stracci2000 for posting this! I knew nothing about it. It was a pre-Pricescope eBay find that I just "felt."

Having the story to go with it makes it so meaningful!

Yes! The classical figures on Wedgwood Jasperware are usually from Greek mythology. But yours is from literature! How exciting!

stracci2000 · Jun 28, 2023

Daisys and Diamonds said:
i knew you would !

they are all lovely and i cant pick a favourite but have you worn those 3 blue birds ?and where did you get them ?
i would love to be a jacket in your wardrobe
and i love that big gold leaf

Hi Daisy!
The three birds are Victorian swallows, with enamel on sterling.
I found them in the Antique mall.
The 14k maple leaf was also from the antique mall. I only paid a few dollars for each of them. The gold mark was so tiny on the leaf, no wonder it was overlooked by the seller.

stracci2000 · Jun 28, 2023

HollyC said:
This is what I'm wearing today.

Tell us more about this one! Gold and turquoise?
And I dig your phone case.

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

Christinak said:
Hello
I couldn’t find a thread dedicated to brooches so thought I would start one with a recent acquisition of mine.

I saw this brooch on instagram and loved the flow of it. It’s organic almost, with a hint of movement that I love. I cannot capture its sparkle or charm well in photos but it really is a lovely piece.

That's gorgeous!

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

Daisys and Diamonds said:
that is so lovely
im so excitted to see someone with a new brooch
there are brooch threads here but they are always really hard to find so nice you started a new thread

i brought this last year
my phone is on the blink so this is it pictured with my Whity Jet
im going to get it made into a detachable pendent so i cans till wear it as a brooch

above its etsy photo and description below

Natural Green Agate Gemstones Solid 925 Sterling Silver
im not sure its completly natural but she sure is pretty and very wearable
with no flash it does look like the etsy pix but just not as big

I'm not usually a spider fan but I love this one!

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

Heathcat24 said:
I am so excited to get to add this! I got it in March for my 15th anniversary. It is a TB Starr platinum brooch with a .5 ct OEC and the rest single cuts. It's such a BLINGY little thing!

I found it at Beladora in December and kept going back to it. I realized I would be so disappointed if I ever went and it wasn't there!

I also have a Wedgwood cameo brooch that I adore because it is the only one I found with a woman and a dog!

Both of these are gorgeous!

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

stracci2000 said:
I have a couple of brooches!

This box is full of vintage costume.

I love them all!! My mother used to have the most exquisite cameo collection.

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

stracci2000 said:
But if you want the big guns, you gotta call on @Catmom
Her brooch collection is unparalleled!

Aww thanks stracci2000! I do have a lot, don't I, lol.

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

You guys are going to be sorry you asked, lol. I can clutter up this thread like no other! I guess I'll start with my very favorite. He's a very dapper young man from Turkey wearing his opals, diamonds and rubies. He deserves a solo shot, lol.

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

These are my three oldest brooches. The horseshoe is from 1890 and originally sold at auction in 2010 in Bristol, England and made its way over to FL. I was able to track down the auction listing. I know it's the same piece because of positioning of the wonky omcs. The second one is an Edwardian piece, all OECs and calibre cut onyx. Now the bottom one has the story. I got a call from my jeweler one day when we were in FL. She told me she had this gorgeous old brooch that I just had to buy and she was flying down in the next couple days. When she gets here she pulls out the bottom brooch and she had me right there. OECs, Old cut marquise and Tsavorites, what's not to love? But then she tells me the story. She had a woman come into her store that wanted her to take the diamonds out of this brooch and make two eternity rings out of it because she was never going to wear it as a brooch. Inside my jeweler is screaming NOOOOOOOOO! She asked her where she got it from and she says she inherited it from her mother who never wore it. Her mother inherited it from her mother who only wore it once a year at Christmas. It was her special Christmas brooch. It looked almost brand new when the granddaughter brought it into the store. Can you imagine how fancy the grandmother must have felt every Christmas? My jeweler made the granddaughter a deal that she would make her two eternity bands with modern diamonds if she would let her have this piece. She knew I would buy it, lol. And so the Christmas brooch has a new life and gets worn way more often than just on Christmas day.

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

My three butterflies

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

Dragonflies...

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

Other creatures...

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

The rest, lol. Of course then there's the large collection of "non-real" ones.

Heathcat24 · Jun 28, 2023

Catmom said:
Both of these are gorgeous!

Thank you so much! You have some of my favorite pieces on Pricescope!

I love all of your brooches. I think the Christmas Brooch is my favorite and I'm so glad you and your jeweler were able to save it!

Catmom · Jun 28, 2023

Heathcat24 said:
Thank you so much! You have some of my favorite pieces on Pricescope!

I love all of your brooches. I think the Christmas Brooch is my favorite and I'm so glad you and your jeweler were able to save it!

Aww thank you! Ha, my jeweler knew I wasn't going to let it get away or be dismantled.

HollyC · Jun 28, 2023

stracci2000 said:
Tell us more about this one! Gold and turquoise?
And I dig your phone case.

Yes, gold and turquoise. My friend's Mum chose it for me.
The phone case is getting quite worn now, can't quite see the green emerald

As3fthjkl · Jun 28, 2023

HollyC said:
This is what I'm wearing today.

snazzy! love the shirt

As3fthjkl · Jun 28, 2023

Catmom said:
The rest, lol. Of course then there's the large collection of "non-real" ones.

the art deco opal in the bottom left is STUNNING, who made that one if you can recall?

Catmom · Jun 29, 2023

As3fthjkl said:
the art deco opal in the bottom left is STUNNING, who made that one if you can recall?

Thank you! That one was made by my jeweler, the one that brought me the Christmas pin. She is strictly a custom jeweler and is based in Northern IL.

As3fthjkl · Jun 30, 2023

Catmom said:
Thank you! That one was made by my jeweler, the one that brought me the Christmas pin. She is strictly a custom jeweler and is based in Northern IL.

you, catmom, have wonderful taste

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