Costume Jewelry Brooches
Updated August 18, 2026
| Lot number | 77 |
| Category | Jewelry & Watches |
| Auction | Art, Jewelry, Antiques & Estate Auction |
| Date | August 26, 2026 at 8:05 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Amber Door Estate Sales Inc. |
| Location | Niagara-on-the-Lake |
An assortment of nine vintage costume jewelry brooches featuring various motifs and makers. The collection includes four pieces marked JJ for Jonette Jewelry Co., including a gold-tone teapot pavé-set with clear, light blue, pink, and green rhinestones; a gold-tone pineapple set with amber-colored and green rhinestones; a gold-tone trolley car with cut-out silhouette details; and a golf-themed brooch featuring a dimpled faux pearl on a gold-tone tee accented by a clear rhinestone-set ribbon bow. One oval brooch is marked Sarah Cov on the reverse and features a gold-tone openwork scroll border around a white ceramic cabochon decorated with a polychrome floral pattern in pink and purple tones. A larger oval gold-tone brooch with a scalloped edge displays a transfer print of a romantic courting scene in the style of Jean-Honore Fragonard, with the name Fragonard printed on the front. Additional unmarked pieces include a stylized angel constructed from gold-tone wire and beads with two white faux pearls; a circular silver-tone brooch with a rope-twist border housing a polished green and brown figured stone disc; and a holly leaf brooch with green enamel and three red bead berries on a gold-tone stem. The items feature various pin mechanisms including safety pin and C-clasp styles. Dimensions (approximate, read from a tape measure showing inches and converted to centimeters): Angel: H 6.4 cm Holly leaf: H 3.8 cm Floral oval: H 3.8 cm Teapot: W 2.5 cm Pineapple: H 1.9 cm Trolley: H 2.5 cm Golf brooch: H 4.4 cm Romantic scene brooch: H 3.8 cm Stone brooch: Diameter 3.2 cm. Condition: Items are in overall good vintage condition. No missing stones or significant losses to enamel or plating are visible. All pin mechanisms appear to be in working order.
