A collection of vintage costume jewellery brooches and dress clips, primarily of mid-20th-century design. The assortment includes a variety of styles, featuring a large starburst brooch set with circular-cut clear rhinestones on radiating spokes, and a substantial openwork rectangular brooch? in the Art Deco style, set with marquise and baguette-cut stones. Other pieces include a foliate spray brooch with marcasite? stones, a pear-shaped brooch set with multi-coloured aurora borealis? stones, and a circular gold-tone filigree brooch with a central faux pearl?. Several items feature silver-tone and white metal settings, with decorative motifs ranging from naturalistic leaves and floral sprays to a rhinestone-encrusted letter D. A smaller spray brooch displays green enamel? leaf accents alongside iridescent stones and white cabochons. The collection demonstrates various construction methods typical of the period, including pavé-set and claw-set stones on cast metal bases.
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