Audra's Brooch Lore
Sep 18, 2024
What makes a good coat brooch?
There are numerous ways to wear a vintage brooch on outdoor wear such as on the collar, lapel, or shoulder. A brooch can be used to keep a scarf in place or worn on a hat for decoration.
Jun 10, 2024
Who is Sarah Coventry?
Unlike its competitors, Sarah Coventry did not focus on getting prime counter space in department stores, or selling its wares to Hollywood movie stars in order to move its inventory.
May 3, 2024
Seven Years of Brooches
Seven years ago on 3 May 2017, I sold my first vintage brooch on Etsy. So yes, May has always been chilly in London.
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Mar 30, 2024
Is it Dior?
Fashion designers have always worked alongside other skilled professionals including: jewellers, cobblers, hat makers...
Mar 27, 2024
They Fluttered By and Flew Away
Vintage plastic butterfly brooches by Ketty Dalsgaard for Buckh and Deichmann in the 1970s.
Mar 16, 2024
The brooch that started it all...Carl Poul Petersen Silversmith
A unique example of the highly collectible silver jewellery reflecting the Danish Arts and Crafts style this brooch by Carl Poul Petersen is a true treasure.
Mar 7, 2024
Lava Stone Cameo
At first I thought it was made from plaster. A kind of tourist memento that has survived over 100 years. Some quick i...
Nov 22, 2023
Mid-Century Glass Brooches from Czech Republic
Hand made and hand painted, these brooches are over seventy years old.
Oct 28, 2023
Copper and Bronze Vintage Brooches - Ancient materials updated for our modern style
Through the practice of ancient alchemy Copper, was paired with the planet and the goddess Venus, and by extension love. It is one of four metals that has a unique colour.
Oct 22, 2023
What is a rhinestone?
A sparkle that brings all the light and the attention to you!
A rhinestone can be called paste, diamanté or crystal...
Oct 22, 2023
Where do you find your brooches? History of Fleischmann Company, Germany.
This summer I was extremely pleased to be able to source unworn, mint condition brooches from the 1980s via my favourite dealer. Attached to velvet sample cards with an insert noting their serial number, price and date of manufacture these brooches have been a wonderful flashback into the classic styles of the 1980s.
Oct 22, 2023
British Aesthetic Movement Silver Brooches
Aestheticism and decadence shocked the Victorian establishment by challenging traditional values, foregrounding sensuality and promoting artistic, sexual and political experimentation. Woo. And these brooches went to the parties!