{"title":"Antique \u0026 Vintage Brooches and Pins","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"victorian-sterling-niello-buckle-brooch","title":"Victorian Sterling Niello Buckle Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis delicate and ornate brooch is made of sterling silver; a kind of sterling called niello which gives it a black tone and tarnish rather than the bright high polish silver. The niello sterling ages with my drama and depth as it ages. Can easily be converted into a pendant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade in Birmingham, England, hallmarked with the Birmingham mark; the year 1891; the sterling silver mark; and the maker mark: Payton \u0026amp; Pepper, Co. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 1.75 inches long, .5 inch wide\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41952802341016,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/products\/image_b8954389-a7b3-4c5f-b18e-acaf1c0c0d6f.heic?v=1661289225"},{"product_id":"crescent-sterling-brooch","title":"Crescent Sterling Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA classic Victorian era piece. A central focal crescent is flanked by delicate designs. This brooch is made of sterling silver and can also be worn on a chain as a pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHallmarked, sterling silver, made in Birmingham, England, in the year 1864, made by S. Bros \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures: 2 inches long, 1 inch wide \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41952818692248,"sku":null,"price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/products\/image_518f1f0c-f445-4382-a4da-a2fdfc8f9e43.heic?v=1661290621"},{"product_id":"antique-victorian-repousse-lover-s-knot-brooch","title":"Victorian Repousse Lover’s Knot Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eSterling silver hallmark; most likely of UK origin, this charming little brooch is a floral Repousse design, meaning the design is hammered into the metal from the underside by the artisan. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design itself is called the Lover’s Knot. The unbreakable bond between two (in this design, one is plain sterling and the other is floral - the masculine and feminine intertwined). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA classic design, the Lover’s Knot goes back to antiquity in Celtic design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow to wear a brooch? There is the standard way, to pin onto your clothing but a more fun way is to add this onto a chain and wear as a pendant, or cut some beautiful velvet ribbon and wear as a bracelet cuff or a choker and pin the brooch onto that. In other words, play with it!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterials: hallmarked sterling silver \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures: approx 1 inch diameter \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42727101989016,"sku":null,"price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/files\/image_7735db6e-6771-4dcb-91c9-fe29f7bd120e.jpg?v=1689048622"},{"product_id":"antique-french-heart-and-swallow-brooch","title":"Antique French Heart and Swallow Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelicate and lovely this heart shaped brooch features a swallow and a flower. The swallow was a popular motif in early Victorian jewelry. This bird was a symbol of lover and protection and often given to loved ones when they left for marriage or moved as a token of love and safety. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCirca late 1800s, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHook and pin closure. Silver. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures approx 1 inch x 1 inch \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45203524386968,"sku":"","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/files\/FullSizeRender_6ae3edda-2bca-450a-ba62-030caff73e9a.heic?v=1722019342"},{"product_id":"antique-french-amethyst-floral-brooch","title":"Antique French Amethyst Floral Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003ePrevious and delicate, this flower stylized brooch is crafted from silver and faceted cut amethyst gems. The center of the three amethyst floral petals is a small seed pearl. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate 1800s, from France. Silver and amethyst with a seed pearl. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePin and hook closure. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLength measures 1.5 inches \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45203541590168,"sku":"","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/files\/78D56595-8155-4382-8285-1BE9CEFE5F0E.jpg?v=1722019620"},{"product_id":"antique-edwardian-amethyst-brooch","title":"Antique Edwardian Amethyst Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique Edwardian amethyst gemstone brooch crafted in sterling silver and hallmarked with sterling.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe amethyst is a beautiful pale purple.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a navette style with the gem being central and surrounded by a marquis sterling silver frame. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMeasures 1.5 inches in length.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45203564265624,"sku":"","price":55.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/files\/2054641D-B69D-4F12-90C3-866D9327905C.jpg?v=1722019909"},{"product_id":"yemenite-filigree-brooch-made-in-palestine","title":"Yemenite Filigree Brooch, made in Palestine","description":"\u003cp\u003eCirca 1920-1929, this silver, marked 900, highly detailed brooch was made in Palestine and stamped on the reverse. A pin clasp secures the brooch when worn. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuch fine detail work, perfect in its condition especially as it is approximately 100 years old. A true piece of history. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYemenite Bezalel jewelry was based in Jerusalem and the local artisans were often of Yemenite heritage. Under the Ottoman Empire, Jerusalem was bustling with a lot of people from wide and far and these artisans produced a very distinct style of jewelry. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe core team of Yemenite artisans continued until 1929. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarked: 900 Made in Palestine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDiameter: 5 cm.(1.96 inches)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45583388508312,"sku":null,"price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/files\/IMG-7395.heic?v=1730145430"},{"product_id":"rare-300-years-old-stuart-crystal","title":"RARE! 300 years old. Stuart Crystal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis piece of British history is one of my own personal treasures - some 300 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis item: Dating to c.1710-1720, complete with its original red foil, swatch of brown hair, and gold cypher.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHistory of these pieces: King Charles I ascended to the English throne in 1625 following the death of his father, King James I. He was a member of the Stuart family, whose dynasty would span the years between 1603-1714. (Fun fact: Princess Diana was a descendant of this royal clan.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEngland was headed to a civil war which finally broke out in 1642. After a bitter series of battles against the Parliamentarians and two more civil wars, the Royalist army was ultimately defeated and Charles was imprisoned. He was tried in court and beheaded for treason. His death shocked and fractured the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOliver Cromwell took over. Royalists endured serious oppression at his hands. During these times showing support for the monarch was dangerous, so Stuart supporters found ways to show allegiance to the Stuarts through ciphered writing, literature, cultural resistance, underground networks, and jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese jewelry items were originally aligned with support of the monarchy but, over time the style became more personal in nature. Later 17th century examples might not be related to Charles I at all. Different subject matter made of hair, gold cyphers, and colorful foil appeared under flat “Stuart crystal” with all sorts of other themes to celebrate a specific event. In general, a skull or skeleton + initials of the deceased = mourning jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Charles I jewels were the first examples of mourning jewelry made to memorialize a specific individual. Before Stuart Crystal, Memento Mori jewelry had been popular. These skull \/ bones \/ gravedigger \/ skeleton themed pieces served to remind the wearer that death lurks around the corner, but in a more impersonal, universal way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll in all, fascinating on so many levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRARE. Well-preserved condition, complete with its bright red foil, swatch of dark brown woven hair, and gold cypher still intact over beveled crystal. The initials represented by the gold wire cypher is hard to interpret, but appear to be \"J.C.\" The initials are bordered by a simple gold wire.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis petite memorial jewel likely began its 300-year life as a button. Sometime around 1925, a previous owner added the silver pin finding you see here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasures 11mm x 11mm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Culture is Love","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45583406301336,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2581\/5192\/files\/3A719CBC-ADBC-4545-B6E9-EAE5E6333EA1.jpg?v=1730146225"},{"product_id":"c-1910-norwegian-sterling-and-enamel-brooch","title":"C.1910, Norwegian Sterling and Enamel Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWonderfully petite yet powerful in the detail work it shows off, this rare antique gilt solid sterling silver enamel brooch is hallmarked for David-Andersen, Norway 1888-1925, c 1910s.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe enamel accents are perfect and still crisp in green, blue and ivory. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccented with tiny seed pearls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSimple clasp closure. 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