{"title":"Brooches","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"marsh-and-company-brooch-with-pearls-and-diamonds","title":"Marsh and Company Brooch with Pearls and Diamonds","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarsh \u0026amp; Co. was a renowned San Francisco jewelry store and gallery famous for creating fine jewelry using matte-finished blackened steel set with diamonds, gold, pearls, and other gemstones. Founded in 1876, Marsh originally began as an importer of Asian antiques and art. In the 1930’s they began making the blackened steel jewelry for which they are now renowned. This jewelry shows the influence of the Art Deco movement in its design along with Asian origins of their gallery, particularly in its use of pearls, jade, and coral. Marsh closed their San Francisco store in the mid-1980’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn their use of a non-traditional material like blackened steel Marsh paved the way for contemporary high jewelers like Hemmerle and Taffin.  As a result, even though this brooch was designed on the cusp of the Art Deco and Retro eras, it looks contemporary decades after its creation. As an added bonus, this brooch comes in its orignal silk-lined box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more info\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43027011141787,"sku":"LK8801","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/products\/P1070967.jpg?v=1694301499"},{"product_id":"plique-a-jour-winged-scarab-brooch","title":"Plique a Jour Winged Scarab Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOmbre plique a jour enamel feathers form the spreading wings of this winged scarab brooch. The enamel is reddish-orange that lightens to almost clear near the top. The wings have a row of bead-set marcasites for added sparkle. At the center is a honey-colored faceted paste stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brooch dates to the decade after the discovery of King Tut's tomb, when a wave of Egyptomania erupted. It is made of 935 silver and probably of German origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43570080743579,"sku":"LK9282","price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090390.jpg?v=1718162883"},{"product_id":"antique-stork-stickpin","title":"Antique Stork Stickpin","description":"\u003cp\u003eInstead of delivering a baby this stork is delivering a diamond!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExquisitely crafted, it features a body and head of platinum and tail, beak, and leg of yellow gold. The hand-engraved feathers are beautifully detailed and the eye is set with a pinkish\/red cabochon, probably a ruby but too small to get a good reading on the gem tester.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe diamond is probably a replacement since it is a modern brilliant cut, rather than an older style of cut that is more in line with the age of the bird.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43576806801563,"sku":"LK9070","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090404.jpg?v=1714438320"},{"product_id":"swan-brooch-in-14-karat-white-gold-with-diamonds-and-pearl","title":"Swan Brooch in 14 Karat White Gold with Diamonds and Pearl","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn elegant swan glides across the water in this charming brooch. The swan's body and the undulating surface of the water are paved with diamonds while the wing is composed of a pinkish baroque pearl. This piece is beautifully made of 14 karat white gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43618728083611,"sku":"LK8553","price":2400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090398.jpg?v=1696270741"},{"product_id":"tiffany-brooch-with-citrine-briolette","title":"Tiffany Brooch with Citrine Briolette","description":"\u003cp\u003eFlora or Fauna?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDoes this marvelous Tiffany brooch represent branches suspending a juicy citrine or the massive rack of antlers from a fantastical beast?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou decide. Either way it's a dramatic piece of jewelry, worthy of any lapel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43618816000155,"sku":"LK8134","price":2975.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1070004.jpg?v=1696275531"},{"product_id":"tiffany-bird-brooch-with-sapphire-heart","title":"Tiffany Bird Brooch with Sapphire Heart","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mythological bird (possibly a Phoenix) delivers a sapphire heart in this stunning brooch by Tiffany. The bird's face, wing, and tail seem to explode into flames, cooled by the icy blue of the sapphires in its beak.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43618930327707,"sku":"LK9312","price":3750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1080964.jpg?v=1696287049"},{"product_id":"marsh-and-company-brooch-with-diamonds-and-pearls","title":"Marsh and Company Brooch with Diamonds and Pearls","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA scroll of blackened steel is suspended from a pair of pearls in this superb brooch by Marsh and Co. Running down the center is a white gold and diamond flower that drops from a triangular base and from which is suspended another pearl. The design is transitional, showing the influence of both the Art Deco and Retro styles.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarsh \u0026amp; Co. was a San Francisco jewelry store and gallery famous for creating fine jewelry using matte-finished blackened steel set with diamonds, gold, pearls, and other gemstones. Founded in 1876, Marsh originally began as an importer of Asian antiques and art. In the 1930’s they began making the blackened steel jewelry for which they are now renowned. This jewelry shows the influence of the Art Deco movement in its design along with Asian origins of their gallery, particularly in its use of pearls, jade, and coral. Marsh closed their San Francisco store in the mid-1980’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn their use of a non-traditional material like blackened steel Marsh paved the way for contemporary high jewelers like Hemmerle and Taffin.  As a result this brooch looks contemporary, decades after creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScroll down for more info\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43618965520539,"sku":"LK7671","price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090410.jpg?v=1718162676"},{"product_id":"volmer-bahner-boxed-set-of-jewelry","title":"Volmer Bahner Boxed Set of Jewelry","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt is rare to find a complete boxed set of vintage Scandinavian enamel jewelry and this one, by Volmer Bahner is a real beauty. Featuring white enamel plaques with gilt sterling silver, the design probably references Viking axe heads. Their elegant shape is enhanced by fanning lines beneath the transparent enamel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNecklace: 15-3\/4\" long\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBracelet: 7-3\/4\" long\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrooch: 3\" wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarrings: 1\" wide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43643214004379,"sku":"LK9485","price":695.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090536.jpg?v=1696957450"},{"product_id":"david-thomas-brooch-with-diamonds-and-sapphires","title":"David Thomas Brooch with Diamonds and Sapphires","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Thomas (1938-) is a British goldsmith who began his career working for the legendary Swedish crown jewelers Bolin, going on to set up his own studio in the early 1960’s. He is known for the high quality of his workmanship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSome of Thomas’s most characteristic work, like this brooch, is made from a tracery of microwelded fine gold wires with the tiny globules that connect the wires used as decorative elements. His work was featured in the seminal 1961 International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery at Goldsmith’s Hall in London, and appeared in Graham Hughes’ book \u003cem\u003eModern Jewelry: An International Survey\u003c\/em\u003e, which grew out of the exhibition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis large brooch resembles a fantastical sea creature, and is strikingly three-dimensional. At the tips of the fine gold wires that make up the structure of the brooch are perched diamonds and sapphires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSee below for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43728752672923,"sku":"LK8123","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090563.jpg?v=1714438818"},{"product_id":"tone-vigeland-bird-and-horse-brooch","title":"Tone Vigeland Bird and Horse Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eLook closely at this brooch: while at first it appears to be an abstract design it actually is of a stylized bird and two horses.  Designed by the great Tone Vigeland, this brooch is one of the pieces that she designed for the Norway PLUS workshop. Even better, it comes with its original suede pouch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTone Vigeland (1938-2024) is one of the most important Norwegian studio jewelers of the 20\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.  From 1958-61 she worked for PLUS, the artisan cooperative founded by Per Tannum in 1958 and led by Erling Christoffersen and Anna Greta Eker, and she continued to create designs for them into the 1970’s.  She is known for her sculptural jewelry some of which, like this brooch, are easily wearable and others of which are more challenging.  Vigeland’s work is in the collections of many museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and the Cooper Hewitt and Museum of Modern Art in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43755852038299,"sku":"LK9260","price":275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090711.jpg?v=1699461817"},{"product_id":"gubelin-gold-and-diamond-brooch","title":"Gubelin Gold and Diamond Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eStylized nail, feather, or arrow? Whatever you call it this 18 karat gold and diamond brooch by Gubelin is fantasic. The tapered triangular form is capped and tipped with diamonds and, as expected from the Swiss house of Gubelin, beautifully made. It is generously scaled and could easily be converted to a pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGubelin was founded in 1854 in Lucerne, Switzerland and is known for their superb craftsmanship and expertise in gemstones. They are a family-owned company, now into the sixth generation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43777184596123,"sku":"LK1014","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090694.jpg?v=1714439134"},{"product_id":"oysten-balle-enameled-brooch","title":"Oysten Balle Enameled Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eOysten Balle (1928-1998) was a Norwegian maker of enameled jewelry from the 1950’s until the early 1980’s and based in Stavinger, Norway. The firm is known for it’s striking designs in colored enamels although, for a firm producing designs of such high quality, not much is known.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis brooch is a great example of their design. With its freeform black enamel on a background of heavenly blue, the forms alternately appear to be figures running chasing balls, branches silhouetted against the sky, or sea creatures in the water. The design achieves further complexity with an engraved pattern of squiggles beneath the transparent blue enamel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43880704671899,"sku":"LK9976","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090724.jpg?v=1718162776"},{"product_id":"a-j-hedges-gold-pansy-brooch-pendant","title":"A.J. Hedges Gold Pansy Brooch \/ Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sublime and rare antique pansy brooch\/pendant by A.J. Hedges utilizes their patented method of combining different colors of gold to great effect.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, it is used emulate the variegation of colors found on flower petals in nature. The upper two petals are yellow gold with greyish\/white gold along the edges, with the white gold seemingly bleeding towards the center. The bottom three petals are also yellow gold, but on these petals both pink and white gold are swirled together as an inset pattern.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the petals have a pebbled texture with engraved striations along their rims and long lines radiating out from the central stone. The brooch\/pendant has its original pin back with tube hinge and \"C\" clasp and its original non-pivoting fold-down bale. I have another, smaller, Hedges pansy brooch with diamonds available on the website which can be seen \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lisakramervintage.com\/products\/a-j-hedges-gold-pansy-brooch-with-diamonds\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA.J. Hedges and Co. were one of the great jewelry manufacturers in Newark, New Jersey during the last couple of decades of the 19th century and the first half of the twentieth century.  According to \u003cem\u003eThe Glitter and the Gold, Fashioning America’s Jewelry\u003c\/em\u003e in 1879 Hedges received a patent for making jewelry out of mottled multicolor gold. After much searching I found the patent and have attached it. While the brooch\/pendant does not have the A.J. Hedges maker's mark on it, it does have the patent number in two places on the back confirming that it is by Hedges.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSee below for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43928488640667,"sku":"LK1022","price":1475.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1090920.jpg?v=1714437992"},{"product_id":"wesley-emmons-brutalist-boomerang-brooch","title":"Wesley Emmons Brutalist Boomerang Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe perforated surface of this brutalist sterling silver brooch by Wesley Emmons  brings to mind sheet metal that has been shot at, or the cratered surface of the moon and is a distinctive and unusual piece of \"boomerang modernist\"jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWesley Emmons (1928-2011) was a renowned Philadelphia studio jeweler. Emmons received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in jewelry from the Philadelphia Museum School of Art, where he also taught jewelry-making for many years. In 1964 he and his wife opened a jewelry store in Center City Philadelphia where they sold his designs along with those of his former students and apprentices. His work was included in an exhibit at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in 1974, and a retrospective of his work was shown at the University of the Arts in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44022818832539,"sku":"LK8247","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100028.jpg?v=1705777716"},{"product_id":"hans-hansen-avant-garde-brooch","title":"Hans Hansen Avant Garde Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1932-34 a very young (age 18-20) Karl Gustav Hansen designed around 200 pieces of avant garde jewelry for his father, Hans Hansen, and this brooch is among them. The jewelry of this style and period is sometimes referred to as \"Functionalist\" or \"Machine Age Art Deco\" and is characterized by clean lines and stripped-down forms and decoration, a precursor to Modernism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this brooch, two square bars of silver form the base of the piece and grasp a silver ball in their curves resulting in both tension and freedom. 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In the 1960's she moved to Los Angeles and opened her own gallery where she sold her own jewelry, along with that of other mid-century studio jewelers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44027400093851,"sku":"LK9533","price":155.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100037.jpg?v=1714438919"},{"product_id":"j-tostrup-brooch-designed-by-gudmund-elvestad","title":"J Tostrup Brooch Designed by Gudmund Elvestad","description":"\u003cp\u003eIs it a bird, a fish, an exploded chevron? You decide. Whatever imagery you see, this silver brooch designed by Gudmund Elvestad for J Tostrup is wonderful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJ. Tostrup (1832-1984) was a major Norwegian firm known for its jewelry and decorative objects. It was founded in 1832 by Jacob Tostrup and has been recognized for design excellence for nearly two centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGudmund Elvestad (1932-2006) was a goldsmith and industrial design who worked as a designer for Tostrup in the first half of the 1960’s. His jewelry tends towards the abstract and angular, and is often anthropomorphic or biomorphic. He left Tostrup in 1966 to become an instructor at SHKS {Statens Håndverks-og Kunstindistriskole (National School of Art and Design)]. His work is in the collection of the National Museum of Norway.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44027446329499,"sku":"LK9471","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100036.jpg?v=1718161942"},{"product_id":"atelier-borgila-purple-enamel-brooch","title":"Atelier Borgila Purple Enamel Brooch","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtelier Borgila (1920-present) was founded in 1920 by Erik Fleming; he was joined by his son Lars Peter Eriksson Fleming in 1953. 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There are traces of the Art Nouveau style in the swooping curves of the leaves, but overall the depiction of the flower is more traditional. The flower is very three dimensional, with forward-curving petals and overlapping leaves and stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is constructed of platinum-topped 18 karat gold and has its original trombone clasp. Originally the pin mechanism was removable and there were probably other mechanisms that attached like a hair pin or bale, but at some point in its long history the soldered to the flower and is no longer removable. There is also a watch hook at t he bottom of the stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44149074493595,"sku":"LK8133","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100182.jpg?v=1714438159"},{"product_id":"sterling-dolphin-brooch","title":"Sterling Dolphin Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming brooch captures the movement of a leaping dolphin perfectly and echoes it with a gilt shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brooch is constructed of sterling silver, and set with a CZ or rhinestone (the stone is too small to get a clear reading on the gem tester).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44202809557147,"sku":"LK9881","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100192.jpg?v=1736119378"},{"product_id":"sterling-seal-brooch","title":"Sterling Seal Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming seal brooch is so lifelike that you can practically hear it bark! 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Gold Equestrian Horse Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gold brooch by Sloan and Co. depicts three prancing horses, rendered in exquisite detail.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSloan and Co. was a venerable jewelry manufacturer established in 1895, with their factory in Newark, NJ (at a time when Newark was the center of jewelry manufacturing in the United State) and with offices in New York. They were in business until some time in the 1980’s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44260475895963,"sku":"LK9879","price":550.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100176.jpg?v=1709938317"},{"product_id":"georgian-agate-maltese-cross-brooch-pendant","title":"Georgian Agate Maltese Cross Brooch \/ Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eMottled agate and jasper in warm earth tones form the arms of this Maltese cross brooch\/pendant. The stones are set in exquisitely-made crimped collet settings of gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt its center is a glazed compartment containing blond plaited hair. The hair compartment may be an early replacement, as the inset compartment is made of a slightly different-toned metal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe piece has its original tube hinge and \"C\" clasp, and a small loop with two jump rings for hanging it from a chain. The chain in the photo is not included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44301485211803,"sku":"LK8879","price":675.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100247.jpg?v=1714438992"},{"product_id":"tone-vigeland-sol-brooch","title":"Tone Vigeland Sol Brooch","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTone Vigeland (1938-2024) is one of the most important Norwegian studio jewelers of the 20\u003csup data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.  From 1958-61 she worked for PLUS, the artisan cooperative founded by Per Tannum in 1958 and led by Erling Christoffersen and Anna Greta Eker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVigeland is known for her sculptural jewelry some of which, like this piece, are easily wearable and others of which are more challenging.  Vigeland’s work is in the collections of many museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum, the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, and the Cooper Hewitt and Museum of Modern Art in New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the monograph \u003cem\u003eTone Vigeland: Jewelry, Objects, Sculpture\u003c\/em\u003e, this brooch, known as “Sol” (sun)  was designed by Vigeland in 1960 and produced from 1960-1985.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542512201883,"sku":"LK9472","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1080996.jpg?v=1712873002"},{"product_id":"macchiarini-arrow-moon-brooch-with-opal","title":"Macchiarini \"Arrow Moon\" Brooch with Opal","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis spectacular brooch, known as \"Arrow Moon\" was made by Daniel Macchiarini in 2003. Consisting of a silver crescent moon with a large opal floating in the center, and a carved ebony arrow set with an agate, this brooch is large, sculptural, and imaginative - everything one is looking for in a piece by Macchiarini.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMacchiarini was founded in the mid-20th century by Peter Macchiarini and continued by his son Daniel. This dynasty of studio jewelers is now being continued by Daniel's daughter Emma. When I acquired this brooch I contacted their studio to find out which generation of Macchiarini designed and made this piece and Daniel graciously replied with the information provided above.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542637801627,"sku":"LKPB1010","price":1350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100461.jpg?v=1712874186"},{"product_id":"huge-anticlastic-silver-brooch","title":"Huge Anticlastic Silver Brooch","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe art of anticlastic raising uses hammers and stakes to transform a single sheet of metal into complex curved forms. Even though the tools used are simple, it requires a great deal of skill to achieve the desired result. Some of the masters of the art of anticlastic raising include American jewelry designer Michael Good and Finnish-born jewelry designer Heikki Seppa and Finnish designer Juha Koskela.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis brooch is unsigned by its maker, but clearly made by a master of this technique, with the silver formed into narrow tubes at the ends and expanding into luscious open curves at the center. At 4-3\/4\" long, it is bold in scale yet fairly light, with the complex curves giving it strength and springiness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44542681874587,"sku":"LK1004","price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100455.jpg?v=1712876259"},{"product_id":"anton-michelsen-marguerite-daisy-brooch-in-yellow","title":"Anton Michelsen Marguerite Daisy Brooch in Yellow","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnton Michelsen was one of the most important and venerable Danish silver firms, having begun in the mid-19th century receiving commissions from the Royal family. In addition to Mr. Michelsen some of the most important Danish designers worked for the company including Georg Jensen, who apprenticed with Michelsen prior to opening his own firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1972 Michelsen merged with Georg Jensen and some famous Michelsen designs such as the enameled Marguerite daisy, are now produced under the Jensen name, although this particular brooch was produced by the Michelsen firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe use of the Marguerite daisy in Michelsen's jewelry dates to 1940 to celebrate the birth of Princess (later Queen) Margrethe. This particular example is unusual in its use of yellow enamel, as white enamel is far more common.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579855827099,"sku":"LK1209","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100622.jpg?v=1714438401"},{"product_id":"anton-michelsen-marguerite-daisy-brooch-in-salmon","title":"Anton Michelsen Marguerite Daisy Brooch in Salmon","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe use of the Marguerite daisy in Anton Michelsen's jewelry dates to 1940 to celebrate the birth of Princess (later Queen) Margrethe. This particular example is unusual in its use of salmon enamel, as white enamel is far more common.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAnton Michelsen was one of the most important and venerable Danish silver firms, having begun in the mid-19th century receiving commissions from the Royal family. In addition to Mr. Michelsen some of the most important Danish designers worked for the company including Georg Jensen, who apprenticed with Michelsen prior to opening his own firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn 1972 Michelsen merged with Georg Jensen and some famous Michelsen designs such as the enameled Marguerite daisy, are now produced under the Jensen name, although this particular brooch was produced by the Michelsen firm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eScroll down for more details\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579863953563,"sku":"LK1208","price":210.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100626.jpg?v=1714438363"},{"product_id":"aksel-holmsen-enamel-brooch-in-purple-and-lavender","title":"Aksel Holmsen Enamel Brooch in Purple and Lavender","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis marvelous brooch by Aksel Holmsen has luscious purple and lavender enamel in a design that suggests a flower, sun, or wheel. Fred Rezazadeh says in \"Collectible Silver Jewelry\", Aksel Holmsen jewelry \"exhibits beautiful designs worked in enamel with outstanding craftsmanship\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44579875455131,"sku":"LK1210","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100632.jpg?v=1714438026"},{"product_id":"huge-robert-lee-morris-dart-brooch","title":"Huge Robert Lee Morris Dart Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gorgeous verdigris finish enhances this \"Dart\" brooch by Robert Lee Morris. Morris was inspired by the feathers on a dart and transformed them into a fabulous brooch. This is the large size of brooch from the Dart collection at 4-1\/2\" long x 3\" wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45114333888667,"sku":"LKSB01","price":1250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100993.jpg?v=1718680116"},{"product_id":"jean-arp-brooch-pendant","title":"Jean Arp Brooch \/ Pendant","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eJean (Hans) Arp (1886-1966) was a French\/German artist who was one of the leading avant-garde artists of the first half of the 20\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century. He was one of the founding members of the Dada movement and later was associated with the Surrealists. Arp is known for his biomorphic sculptures and paintings which are in the collections of major museums around the world. I've included a photo of the brooch alongside layered sculptures by Arp that have a similar aesthetic to the brooch; they are shown the catalogue of the landmark 2006 Dada exhibit that traveled to the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, and the Centre Pompidou in Paris.  And, just for fun, I've included a joyous photo of Arp from the same catalogue, taken by the Dada artist Hannah Hoch.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eThis biomorphic brooch\/pendant was designed by Arp and produced in the Ein Hod artists’ colony by Johannan Peter from Arp’s design. Why Ein Hod? Arp’s friend and fellow Dadaist Marcel Janco was one of the founders of the Ein-Hod artists’ colony in 1953.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eArp’s jewelry is very rare; the Ein Hod pieces were produced in limited editions of 100 and I’ve not found any other examples of this particular brooch\/pendant on the market at the time of its listing. Arp’s jewelry was exhibited in the seminal “International Exhibition of Modern Jewellery 1890-1961” at The Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in London.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45117232808091,"sku":"LK1403","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100981.jpg?v=1718730992"},{"product_id":"large-brutalist-brooch-and-earring-set","title":"Large Brutalist Brooch and Earring Set","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eRuth and Ed Sernoff were a husband\/wife team of painters and silversmiths living and working in the Ein Hod artist’s colony in Israel in the 1960’s and 70’s. Though their work is little-known today, it was thought of highly when it was produced, garnering a two page spread in the 1974 book \u003cb\u003eCrafts of Israel\u003c\/b\u003e by Ruth Dayan. I've taken a photo of the brooch next to a photo of the same brooch design shown in the book.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe biomorphic design of the brooch and earrings may have been influenced by the artist Jean Arp, whose biomorphic jewelry designs were produced by another Ein Hod jeweler, Johannan Peter. In addition, the Ein Hod artist's colony was started by Arp's friend and Dada colleague Marcel Janco. I've listed a brooch by Arp \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/lisakramervintage.com\/collections\/brooches\/products\/jean-arp-brooch-pendant\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Arp brooch\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehere\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThe design of the brooch and earrings resembles a cluster of bubbles or coral and, judging from the photos in the book, this was one of their signature designs. The brooch features a dark blue\/green stone set amongst the bulbous silver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eWhile the brooch does not have a bale it could easily be worn as a pendant either by threading a chain through one of the openings, or adding a large jump ring through one of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118377885851,"sku":"LK9249","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100987.jpg?v=1718749341"},{"product_id":"antique-french-fly-brooch","title":"Antique French Fly Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gemstone-encrusted fly is perched on a concave gold oval in this exquisite French brooch. The fly has rose cut diamond wings set in silver, a cushion cut sapphire thorax, and a pearl abdomen. The eyes are a red gemstone too small to get an accurate reading. Other than the wings, which are silver-topped gold the brooch is high karat gold that tests above 18 karat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45121935540379,"sku":"LK8342","price":2100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100788.jpg?v=1718838734"},{"product_id":"los-castillo-pair-of-linked-brooches","title":"Los Castillo Pair of Linked Brooches","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis linked pair of brooches by Mexican masters Los Castillo can be worn many ways. The brooches have a hook and slot at the bottom of the cascading dangles that allows it to be worn as a sweater or cloak clasp. But they can also be worn as conventional brooches, either individually or as a pair, or they could be worn draped from the shoulders.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626;\"\u003eIn 1939, after working for William Spratling for several years, Antonio Castillo and his brothers, along with his wife Margot van Voorhies Carr (later known as Margot de Taxco), formed their own taller (workshop), known as Los Castillo.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey are known for their repousse work, especially during the Margot years, married metals, stone inlay, and the use of feathers with silver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626;\"\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45149744726171,"sku":"LK1083","price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110017.jpg?v=1719368179"},{"product_id":"halleys-comet-brooch","title":"Small Halley's Comet Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalley's comet was visible in 1759, 1835, 1910,and 1986 and this brooch dates from its 1910 appearance. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade of 14 karat gold (with a 10k pin), this small brooch packs a lot of detail into a compact package. It is set with a cushion-cut paste stone held by six tall prongs with crescent-shaped flourishes between them. The tail of the comet is engraved in a way to add a sense of motion to the comet. Although dating from the Edwardian era, its style is more typical of late Victorian jewelry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45343807471771,"sku":"LKMS11","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110095.jpg?v=1722974232"},{"product_id":"victorian-butterfly-brooch","title":"Victorian Butterfly Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis butterfly brooch is a marvelous example of Victorian novelty jewelry. Here, a pair of small clam shells form the wings of the butterfly, with the marking on the shells representing the marks on a butterfly's wings. The shells are set in silver and the body is made of silver as well. The pin stem is made of brass.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNote: the silver and brass used to construct this brooch is very light gauge and it should be worn with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45344103235739,"sku":"LK9522","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100784.jpg?v=1722977197"},{"product_id":"halleys-comet-brooch-1","title":"Halley's Comet Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eHalley's comet was visible in 1759, 1835, 1910,and 1986 and this brooch dates from shortly after its 1835 appearance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe icy nucleus of the comet is represented by a cluster of faceted paste stones set in finely-made silver crimped cut-back collet settings; the tail of the comet is 18 karat gold and terminates in a small paste stone. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe brooch was made in France and has its original \"C\" clasp, tube hinge, and pin that extends beyond the clasp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45372197404827,"sku":"LKMS07","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110092.jpg?v=1723524356"},{"product_id":"antique-gold-and-agate-butterfly-brooch","title":"Antique Gold and Agate Butterfly Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eMottled agate represents the markings on butterfly wings in this bold, yet delicate, Victorian brooch: bold because of its large scale, yet delicate because of its subject matter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe agates are set in 14 karat gold. The brooch has its original \"C\" clasp, tube hinge, and pin stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45374879006875,"sku":"LK1081","price":1275.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100779.jpg?v=1723573526"},{"product_id":"oswaldo-guayasimin-silver-brooch","title":"Oswaldo Guayasimin Silver Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis trapazoidal brooch is by Ecuadorian artist Oswaldo Guayasimin. It features a polished border around a textured field; nestled in an \"S\" curve within are two bright blue stones.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOswaldo Guayasimin (1919-99) was an Ecuadorian painter and sculptor know for his portrayal of poverty and the mistreatment of indigenous people. In addition to painting, he produced sculpture and designed jewelry. He attended the School of Fine Arts in Quito and his work is in the collections of many museums.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45389957169307,"sku":"LKSB11","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110187.jpg?v=1723939698"},{"product_id":"juhls-tundra-gold-brooch","title":"Juhls Tundra Gold Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis edgy gold brooch by Regine Juhls is from the Tundra series, inspired by the landscape of far northern Norway where she lived, worked, and designed jewelry with her husband Frank.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1959 Frank (1931-2020) and Regine (1939-) Juhls opened their workshop in the northernmost part of Norway above the Arctic Circle. Their jewelry was included in the 1967 World's Fair, Expo '67, representing Norway.\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: Helvetica; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; color: #262626; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45719630315675,"sku":"LK1434","price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110380.jpg?v=1730520133"},{"product_id":"studio-else-and-paul-sterling-silver-brooch-pendant","title":"Studio Else and Paul Sterling Silver Brooch \/ Pendant","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Helvetica;\"\u003eStudio Else and Paul was founded by Norwegian designer Else Bernsten (1938-2002) and British designer Paul Hughes (1934-81) in 1959 after the two met at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eBased in Hadeland, Norway (near Oslo) they were pioneers in the use of lost wax casting and in bringing the brutalist style to Scandinavian jewelry which can be seen in this marvelous brooch\/pendant.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45736244609179,"sku":"LK1349","price":165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110428.jpg?v=1730922956"},{"product_id":"sterling-gecko-brooch","title":"Sterling Gecko Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis charming gecko brooch comes complete with its own shadow. Made of matte-finished sterling silver with blackened sterling shadow, it is has great lines, with one eye rendered as a bulge, and the other by utilizing an opening in the silver.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45941580759195,"sku":"LK9882","price":125.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110406.jpg?v=1736119931"},{"product_id":"huge-scottish-agate-arrow-brooch","title":"Huge Scottish Agate Arrow Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThough made in the late 19th century, this large Scottish agate arrow brooch is so graphic and stylized that it could pass as a piece of contemporary jewelry. The brooch features figured agates in multiple shades of reddish\/brown, accented with white, tan, and blue\/green, all set is silver. The brooch has it's original \"C\" clasp and tube hinge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45943408820379,"sku":"LK1440","price":450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110401.jpg?v=1736192622"},{"product_id":"georg-jensen-pansy-brooch-113","title":"Georg Jensen Pansy Brooch 113","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis divine pansy brooch was designed by Georg Jensen (the man). It is hand hammered and has a lovely patina. In addition to their beauty, pansies have an important place in the \"language of flowers\" in which they symbolize remembrance and love, deriving from the French word \"pensee\" which means \"thought\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeorg Jensen (1866-1935) was one of the leading silversmiths of the 20th century. He founded the Georg Jensen Silversmithy in 1904 after apprenticing as a goldsmith, studying sculpture, working for a firm producing art pottery, and working as foreman in the art metal workshop of Mogens Ballin, on of the key people in the Danish Arts and Crafts movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more information\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46287240560795,"sku":"LK1758","price":245.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110920.jpg?v=1744764431"},{"product_id":"antique-french-stick-pin","title":"Antique French Stick Pin","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis antique French stick pin is a tiny marvel of fine details. The face, or mask, probably represents an ancient mythological character and is crafted in 18 karat gold and enamel. Most of the face is covered in pale green enamel the color of patinated bronze, with the hair in black enamel and the inside of the mouth in blue enamel. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46288754114715,"sku":"LKPB1172","price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1110384.jpg?v=1744826232"},{"product_id":"large-eve-kaplin-brooch","title":"Large Eve Kaplin Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis large brooch by designer Eve Kaplin is kinetic and colorful, with dangling rings and adjustable riveted joints that allow it to be worn vertically or horizontally and in various widths and configurations. Though unsigned, this is a case where I have no qualms about making an attribution as this piece has all of her design hallmarks including mobile rings and riveted joints topped with colorful balls, many with a characteristic pebbled surface. There are three pieces of Kaplin's jewelry in the Cooper Hewitt Museum which can be seen \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collection.cooperhewitt.org\/people\/18537757\/collaborators\/18537759\/\" title=\"Eve Kaplin Cooper Hewitt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collection.cooperhewitt.org\/people\/18537757\/collaborators\/18537759\/\" title=\"Eve Kaplin Cooper Hewitt\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e  with similar design and construction; plus there's a Facebook page \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=100063542048398\u0026amp;sk=photos_by\" title=\"Eve Kaplin Facebook page\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHERE\u003c\/a\u003e showing lots of examples of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEve Kaplin was a jewelry designer known for colorful geometric pieces in a Memphis-influenced post-modern style. After attending the Rhode Island School of Design Kaplin moved to New York and began to produce the collections of jewelry for which she is known, which were called \"Mechanical\" and \"Mobile\". She died suddenly of an illness at age 28. Her company remained in business for about a decade after her death by her friend and business partner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKaplin's jewelry is in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and in the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46337151828123,"sku":"LK2070","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1120167.jpg?v=1746116601"},{"product_id":"harold-balazs-enamel-brooch","title":"Harold Balazs Enamel Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis whimsical brooch has all the qualities that collectors of Harold Balazs's work love: fantastic use of colored enamel, a stylized and graphic form of a fish, and a subject that reflects his love of nature. It is bold in both scale and color.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarold Balazs (1928-2017) was an artist known for his enamel jewelry, panels, light fixtures, and collaborations with architects. Balazs studied painting and drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago and received his BFA from Washington State University in 1951. In 2010 Balazs was honored with a career retrospective exhibition and the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture in Spokane and in a monograph published by the University of Washington Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46338174615707,"sku":"LK1666","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1120155.jpg?v=1746136953"},{"product_id":"gold-nugget-crescent-moon-brooch","title":"Gold Nugget Crescent Moon Brooch","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf you were an intrepid traveler or miner in Alaska in the late-19th or early 20th century, this brooch would have been a wonderful souvenir to bring back to a loved-one. High karat gold nuggets are applied over a backing of 14 karat gold to form a crescent moon, with the nuggets giving it a marvelous texture. The brooch has its original \"C\" clasp, but could easily be converted to a pendant by a jeweler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46826520576155,"sku":"LK1117","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1120274.jpg?v=1752519208"},{"product_id":"penguin-brooch-with-gold-nuggets","title":"Penguin Brooch with Gold Nuggets","description":"\u003cp\u003eWho doesn't love penguins? And when they are encrusted with gold nuggets they are even better!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough unmarked, this penguin brooch is likely a souvenir of Alaska. The head, feet, and wings are made from gilt silver with high karat gold nuggets applied to the body. A red stone is set in its eye, too small to get an accurate reading on the gem tester, but most likely either garnet or glass. The brooch has its original safety clasp and pin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more details\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46826581360795,"sku":"LK1113","price":295.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1120278.jpg?v=1752520189"},{"product_id":"margot-de-taxco-ribbons-from-swirl-set-5556","title":"Margot de Taxco Ribbons from Swirl Set 5556","description":"\u003cp\u003eSilver ribbons emerge from black and white enamel swirls in this gorgeous set by Margot de Taxco. The set consists of a necklace, bracelet, brooch, and earrings. The design drawings for this set can be seen on page 175 of \u003cem\u003eMargot Van Voorhies, The Art of Mexican Enamelwork \u003c\/em\u003eby Penny Morrill.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMargot van Voorhies Carr (?-1985) was a pioneering woman jewelry designer who introduced the use of enamel into Mexican jewelry. After moving to Mexico in 1937 Margot married Antonio Castillo and became the principal designer for \"Los Castillo:, her husband's family's business. After divorcing Castillo Margot opened \"Margot de Taxco\" in 1948 and remained in business until the mid-1970's.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScroll down for more information and please look carefully at the section on condition since there are some old repairs to these pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023210528923,"sku":"LK8393","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/files\/P1100796.jpg?v=1755648388"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/6444\/8155\/collections\/P1070967.jpg?v=1721421030","url":"https:\/\/lisakramervintage.com\/collections\/brooches.oembed?page=3","provider":"Lisa Kramer Vintage Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}