Art Brooches and Pins

A been made from a gray pearl, yellow diamonds, black diamonds on the  head, white diamonds on the limbs, and carved glass wings.

Amethyst, gold, and glass Lalique brooches.

Gold and diamond brooch in the form of crossed arrows.

An enamel, opal, and turquoise art nouveau brooch by Georges Fouquet.

An interesting art brooch in green and purple stones.

Gold, blue enamel, and diamond Lalique brooch.

A gold, enamel and diamond star brooch by David Webb.

A hardstone cameo brooch edged in gold and petite diamonds and seed pearls.

A gold brooch in the form of a woman with a diamond star on her head.

A fine Cartier, Paris, brooch in the form of a gold rose being held by a  dark hand.

An enamel and opal Rene Lalique dragonfly brooch.

A paisley gold, diamond, ruby and emerald brooch by Van Cleef and Arpels, 1964.

A Buccellati flower brooch made from gold, pearl petals, and a bright turquoise center.

A kind of abstract duck brooch made from gold, diamonds, turquoise, and lapis lazuli, by Cartier, Paris.

A pair of diamond, onyx and emerald dress clips.

A diamond and emerald devant de corsage brooch.

A diamond, platinum and onyx brooch.

A spessartite garnet and diamond ant brooch, designed by Michael Stadther and made by Robert Underhill

A pair of nautilus brooches made of gold, diamonds, and enamel, by Vhernier.

Fabergé Trinkets

 A Faberge cape clasp made from gold, enamel, and cabochon gemstones.

 A green jade Faberge desk clock, complete with a decorate floral spray of diamonds, pearls, gold, silver, and a cabochon ruby.

 A Faberge ring of a large button pearl, surrounded by diamonds in an antiqued, blackened setting.

A Faberge picture frame containing a photograph of Tsar Nikolai II's third daughter, the Grand Duchess Maria Nikolaievna. 

 An enamel and diamond snuff or trinket box, which was made to match the Coronation Egg, the most fascinating and valuable of all the Faberge Imperial Easter Eggs. The monogram in the middle of the box is a Cyrillic "N" for Nikolai II.

 A gold and pearl mesh picture frame containing a washed-out photograph of Tsar Nikolai II.

 A Faberge bracelet, pave'd in turquoise, edged in diamonds, with natural pearls suggesting an open clam shell design.

A snuff box with the monogram of either Catherine (Yekaterina) the Great or the Empress Yelisaveta of Russia.

Paulding Farnham: Tiffany's Master Jeweler

 Paulding Farnham was a top jeweler in the Golden Age of Tiffany and Company, during the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries. All of the following pieces of jewelry were designed by Paulding Farnham for Tiffany and Co.

 An enamel, diamond, and button pearl pendant brooch.

 A decadent pearl, diamond, and sapphire pendant brooch.

 An emerald and diamond brooch with a large baroque pearl dangling from it.

 A rainbow opal and diamond brooch, which is surmounted by a delicate little crown of diamonds.

 Diamond and pearl arachnid brooch pins. The spider at top has rubies for eyes.

 A large pendant with unusually cut colored diamonds, or fancies.

 A diamond and emerald pendant in the form of flowing ribbons.

 An enameled brooch in the form of a spray of lilac flowers with gold leaves. A small diamond is in the center of each flower.

 A gold and precious gem necklace. It is made in the style of jewelry typically seen from the 1500's.

 An impressive necklace with a large pendant hanging off of it.

 A flower brooch, with freshwater pearls forming the flower petals.

 An opal, gold, diamond, emerald, and pearl pin brooch, laying atop a preliminary drawing of the brooch by Farnham.

 A simple diamond and platinum floral spray brooch.

 A long necklace of silver and amethyst.

 A preliminary drawing for a diamond and turquoise aigrette tiara.

 A preliminary drawing for a diamond and pink topaz tiara.

 A preliminary drawing for a diamond and pink topaz tiara.

 A preliminary drawing for a diamond and aquamarine tiara.

 A very unusual tiara of diamonds and emeralds.

 The diamond and turquoise aigrette tiara.

Ancient Jewels

 An antique enamel and precious gem necklace from the 1500's.

 A bracelet made with gothic arches of gold and semi-precious gems. The design could easily be made to wear as a tiara.

 Enamel and gold jewelry ornaments with cabochon emeralds at their centers. These sorts of jewels were used in a number of ways, including being pinned all over a dress, clipped into the hair, or worn as ear clips.

 Diamond chandelier earrings with small portraits of harlequins dangling from them. Harlequins were a popular motif in jewelry in the 1700's.

 Ancient jeweled raven brooches. Their bodies are completely mosaiced out of semi-precious gems.

 Close-up of a Rene Lalique brooch. The berries are carved from rock crystal.

 The Rene Lalique brooch in its entirety.

 A set of three pendants, each suspended from chains coming from a single loop. The lion's body is a baroque pearl, while the camel's body is gold with white enamel. The middle pendant has a delicate design that has been enhanced with enamels and precious gems and pearls.

 A collection of rings, in either dark blue or black enamel. Diamonds scatter the surface of the enamel, giving off the appearance of a starry night sky.

A silver wedding crown. Silver was a traditional metal in which to construct wedding tiaras and crowns.