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Verdura Swan Brooch
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Verdura Information, History and Makers Marks

Verdura was established in 1939 by Fulco di Verdura, a Sicilian duke who began his career as Coco Chanel’s head jewelry designer. After eight years with Chanel, and most notably,…
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Vintage gold tone and bead brooch. Marked Nettie Rosenstein.
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Nettie Rosenstein / Jewellery Maker

Nettie Rosenstein (1890 - March 13, 1980) was an American fashion designer, based in New York between c.1913 and 1975.  She was particularly renowned for her little black dresses and…
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Diamond Sapphire Figural Brooch Nardi
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Nardi Brooch / Jewellery Maker Giulio Nardi

Nardi is a Venetian jeweller famous for his blackamoor or “Moretti” brooches. Carved from ebony or sardonyx, these brooches depict the head and shoulders of a turbaned “Moorish” male—the intended…
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Cartier bird brooch
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Cartier Brooch / Jewellery Maker

Cartier is well known for its jewelry and wristwatches, including the "Bestiary" (best illustrated by the Panthère brooch of the 1940s created for Wallis Simpson), the diamond necklace created for…
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John Brogden Conch Pearl Brooch
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John Brogden Brooch / Jewellery Maker

John Brogden was a Victorian jeweller who worked between 1842 and 1885. John Brogden was apprenticed to a London firm of watch and clockmakers, becoming a partner in 1831 with…
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Boucheron Yellow Gold Pendant Brooch
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Frederic Boucheron Brooch Maker

Frederic Boucheron Brooch Maker. Frederic Boucheron was born in 1830. Boucheron was a French goldsmith designer specialising in fine diamond jewellery. Frederic Boucheron founded the business on the Palace Royale…
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Carl Bacher Scarab Brooch
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Carl and Josef Bacher Brooch Maker

Carl and Josef Bacher Brooch Maker. Josef Bacher was a Viennese jeweller known for his Etruscan jewels in the art of Castellani. His son Carl Bacher followed in his footsteps.…
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William Asprey Silver Brooch Maker
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William Asprey Silver Brooch Maker

William Asprey was the founder of what is now Asprey & Garrard, a firm of prestigious jewellers charged with the upkeep of the Crown Jewels. Asprey was founded in 1781…
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Cameo showing the head of Hercules wearing a lion skin
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Cameo Brooches Information and History

Cameo Brooches Information and History. What is a Cameo A cameo is a carved miniature which is often used in jewellery making. Cameo Brooches Brooches are one of the commonest…
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Gem-Set Blackamoor Brooch
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Gem-set Blackamoor Brooch Diamonds Sapphires

Gem-set Blackamoor Brooch Diamonds Sapphires A gem-set Blackamoor brooch wearing an engraved robe set with brilliant-cut diamonds, circular-cut sapphires, and a central fancy-cut diamond accent, his fluted turban set with…
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