the Brooch and the Pin

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

This is my entire collection...I had more but never wore them. The rose and the circle of rhinestones belonged to my paternal and maternal grandmothers. I have matching pieces to the circle and the one just to its left.

Sadly the paint has been flaking off my cherry piece.

 

[Heather]

any of them signed? 3 of them really catch my eye! Too bad about the cherries. I've been on the look out for some myself. Having a hard time finding ones with rhinestones though.

 

[Miss_Bella_Hell]

any of them signed? 3 of them really catch my eye! Too bad about the cherries. I've been on the look out for some myself. Having a hard time finding ones with rhinestones though.

I've never seen a vintage cherry brooch that looks similar to the above with rhinestones...EVER! And I've looked quite a lot! Weiss does have a rhinestone cherry brooch though. Have you come across it?

They also have raspberry/strawberry ones:

The only one of mine pictured above that is signed is by Vendome, it's the one with AB, pink, and green. I have the matching earrings and necklace. Actually, the rose is signed too but it's illegible.

 

[Heather]

No, I've never seen that Weiss cherry! I'll have to keep my eyes peeled. I have seen the strawberry set. Wonder if thats as close as I'm gonna get.

 

[dhermann1]

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[Miss_Bella_Hell]

Sry, all clear.

 

[texasgirl]

Here's a new brooch I won on Ebay. It's from the Chicago World's Fair in 1934. All the men in my reenacting group wear the tie bars from the fair, so I thought I needed something too.

 

[TessTrueheart]

I would like to add an italian micro mosaic brooch to my collection of brooches, but I can't seem to find much information about them. I see them listed as everything from Victorian to 80s, can anyone tell me how to date them?

 

[TessTrueheart]

I would like to add an italian micro mosaic brooch to my collection of brooches, but I can't seem to find much information about them. I see them listed as everything from Victorian to 80s, can anyone tell me how to date them?

 

[SayCici]

This is definitely an accessory I can get behind, unfortunately I don't have any yet! I went to an antique fair today and spent the few dollars I brought on a dress and some hats, but I dreamed about two little brooches I found.. one was a closed umbrella, with pastel flowers and crystals, and the other was similar to a sweater chain.. on one end was a barking dog, and a cat (ready to attack!) was on the other.

 

[Elaina]

I always love seeing all of yours, but it's not something I can get behind, although I do own one from the 20s that was given to me.

Most of them look really awful to my eye, so I never get them. Maybe I need to just clean them then decide.

ETA: I mean the ones I find, not the ones that are shown. Sorry!