Vintage Mid-Century Costume Jewelry Brooch Pin Dealer Lot – Rhinestone Enamel Cameo MCM

For Sale by Auction in
Marion, Ohio, US

This estate-found dealer lot features a diverse assortment of vintage mid-century and retro costume jewelry brooches, stick pins, and seasonal holiday accents. The collection beautifully highlights 1950s through 1980s design trends, utilizing various textures, vibrant enamels, and sparkling glass crystal settings. Key Item Categories & Highlights: Mid-Century Rhinestone & Crystal: Features a marquise-cut green glass…

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Marion, Ohio, United States (US)

Item description:

This estate-found dealer lot features a diverse assortment of vintage mid-century and retro costume jewelry brooches, stick pins, and seasonal holiday accents. The collection beautifully highlights 1950s through 1980s design trends, utilizing various textures, vibrant enamels, and sparkling glass crystal settings.
Key Item Categories & Highlights:
Mid-Century Rhinestone & Crystal: Features a marquise-cut green glass rhinestone olive branch spray, a bright blue rhinestone open-work wreath brooch, a delicate faux-pearl wishbone pin, and a trio of aurora borealis multi-tonal floral clusters.
Novelty & Figurative Themes: Includes a highly detailed gold-tone playful cat sitting over a goldfish bowl, a layered mesh floral stem pin, a faux-pearl four-leaf clover brooch, and a miniature carved cameo portrait pin.
Artisan Texture & Enamel Work: Displays a beautiful hand-painted floral porcelain oval pin, a textured needlepoint/tapestry style oval cameo brooch in an openwork frame, and a classic yellow enamel daisy stem.
Holiday & Winter Accents: Contains a vibrant enamel Christmas wreath with a red bow, festive jingling bells, a rhinestone-trimmed holiday tree, an enamel top-hat snowman, and a resin snowman signed “© B. Lloyd’s Spook”.
Civic & Accessories: Includes an official enameled “Retired Teachers Association Service Ohio” emblem pin, two polished abstract gold-tone modern brooches, and three elegant stick pins (butterfly, rose, and gemstone motifs).
Era: Mid-Century Modern (MCM) through the late 20th century.
Fasteners: Features standard rolling safety pin catches, stick pin end guards, and standard clutch backings. All functional.
Condition: Excellent vintage estate condition. The enameled layers are clean and vibrant, all rhinestones and faux pearls appear securely set, and the gold-tone plating maintains a fantastic bright finish with minimal reverse storage wear.