Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Vintage and

A Collection of Vintage and Contemporary Costume Jewellery Brooches, Pins and Badges - A diverse collection of costume jewellery brooches, pins, and badges, featuring a wide array of motifs and styles. The assortment includes animal-themed pieces such as a large enamelled dragonfly with articulated-style wings, blue and silver-tone butterflies, a penguin, a bird on a branch, a mouse, and small animal figurines. Floral designs are well-represented by cloisonné and enamelled circular brooches, a thistle brooch with purple paste stones, a simulated pearl floral spray, a circular Mother brooch, and vibrant blue and red rhinestone cluster brooches. Commemorative and regional badges include examples for the NHS, the City of Exeter, a Swing Into Shape fitness campaign, a Welsh flag, and a German school badge for Schule St. Johann. Holiday and novelty items comprise various enamelled Christmas trees and Santas, a red plastic painter's palette brooch, and a long antler-style brooch. Also included is a bronze-tone Celtic knotwork brooch and a Victorian-style shell cameo in a gold-tone frame. A boxed pair of gold-tone textured cufflinks is presented in a black case with National Health Service printed on the interior lid. The pieces are constructed from various gold-tone, silver-tone, and bronze-tone base metals, featuring enamel work, paste settings, and simulated pearls.