Bidspirit auction | Vintage-Style Costume Jewelry Brooches and
Vintage-Style Costume Jewelry Brooches and Pins - A collection of vintage-style costume jewelry brooches and pins featuring various decorative motifs and techniques. The group includes pieces depicting romantic bucolic scenes, floral designs, a blue and white Dutch windmill, and portraits. The settings are constructed from gold-tone, silver-tone, and dark-toned base metals. Decorative elements include enamel, molded resin, ceramic, faux pearls, faceted glass stones, and pressed botanical specimens, including an edelweiss and a dried flower under clear cabochons. Notable pieces include a large filigree-bordered brooch with a classical couple, a dimensional rose on a green leaf, and an oval portrait brooch with a dangling gold-tone tassel and rhinestone accents. The reverse of the pieces shows various pin stems with safety catches. Largest circular brooch: approximately 2.5 inches diameter Smallest carved floral brooch: approximately 1 inch width Overall good condition with minor age-appropriate wear and patination to metal surfaces. Hanging tassel brooch is missing rhinestones. See photos. Light surface scratching to some cabochons and enamel consistent with use.