Need to know if a brooch is old? Here's 5 helpful tips with pics from the Jewelry Muse. (Hint: Look at the clasp first!)

Hi, fellow antique lovers! Are you looking for the next stunning vintage brooch piece to add to your collection? Well, you’re at the right place! We’ll discuss 20 most valuable antique brooches in this post ... Read more

Wonderfully detailed, this is a medium size pin is lightweight, yet durable, made of solid (not plated) raw brass with a push back enclosure. I added a patina to enhance the antique feel and highlight the texture. ✦ C A R E - I N S T R U C T I O N S ✦ Each creation is lovingly hand crafted with meticulous attention to detail, aesthetic, and durability. Please remember to remove your jewelry before bathing/showering, swimming, doing rigorous physical activities, or working with harsh soaps…

While on a late night quest for cool weird stuff, I found these fantastic tiny antique paintings of eyes created as pins for sale on ebay. 1.) Antique Miniature Eye Portrait Brooch, the portrait on ivy depicting a bright blue...

Cameos are often carved from shell, hardstone, and even glass. Discover the history of cameo jewelry, and what makes some cameos more desirable than others.

This lot of thirteen antique Victorian badges and two ribbons were recently discovered in a Newport, Rhode Island estate! This badges are made of silk and satin with gold and silver metal thread, gilt...from

A selection of the mysterious antiquities currently on display at the Birmingham Museum of Art.

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Take a look back at more than 100 antique stickpins, from the simple gold and silver pins to those with pearls, diamonds, opals and other precious gems.

A wonderful antique Edwardian pheasant brooch lined with seventeen sparkling old mine-cut diamonds that graduate from the head all the way down his long tail feathers. They have SI 1/2 clarity – H/I colour and range from 0.06 – 0.20ct (approx. 2ct total).] The head of the bird is also set with an emerald eye, a collar of glistening emerald-green pastes and a double diamond dropper hanging from his beak. It's modelled in solid 18ct gold with feather texturing etched across the front. It's a…