Lot 117: A Collection of Approximately 45 Vintage Costume Brooches and Pins

A large and varied assortment of costume jewellery brooches and pins, encompassing multiple themes including animals, insects, botanicals, and souvenirs. Notable figurative designs feature a large articulated silver-tone ballerina, a silver-tone articulated cat with rhinestone pavé, and a seated silver-tone cat. Insect motifs include multiple butterflies in enamel, filigree, and rhinestone-set styles. The collection also contains animal designs such as a blue enamel elephant and a small gold-tone bird.

The lot includes several souvenir and commemorative pieces, featuring a circular enamel pin for The Matterhorn, an oval depicting a painted landscape, and a crest for Lucerne. Other items comprise botanical sprays, a basket of flowers, a religious cross set with a central red cabochon, and a horseshoe pin. Geometric and abstract designs are represented by a sunburst flower brooch, a crescent moon and star, and a large gold-tone brooch with a central faux pearl and rope-twist borders. One brooch incorporates a hare’s foot with a silver-tone mount.

Materials include base metals with gold, silver, and copper-tone plating, decorated with faceted clear and multi-coloured glass rhinestones, faux pearls, molded glass cabochons—including one large amber-coloured stone—and various styles of enamel work. Pin mechanisms consist primarily of standard C-clasps and safety rollers. A white rectangular adhesive label on the lower right corner reads SHELBYS AUCTIONEERS LOT 117 01132502626, and a smaller label beneath it reads 50l. No maker’s names are legible on the visible surfaces of the items.