Antique Blue Enamel Brooch Pendant | Victorian Paste Sparkler

This antique blue enamel brooch pendnat is a small but striking antique jewel with layered craftsmanship and unmistakable turn-of-the-century character.

Antique Brooch Details

Antique blue enamel brooch pendant featuring a richly saturated cobalt vitreous enamel center set within a die-stamped gold-tone frame. Raised floral and scrollwork relief surrounds the enamel medallion, accented with alternating paste and early rhinestone stones, each prong set for added texture and light play.

This piece was originally designed as a brooch with an applied bar across the top—now absent—but retains the original hook on the reverse, allowing it to be worn today as both a brooch and a pendant. Dual-purpose jewelry like this was popular in the late Victorian to early Edwardian era, offering versatility from daytime wear to evening.

Construction details—including a tube hinge, C-clasp, and long pin—along with the depth and translucence of the enamel support an earlier date than often attributed to similar pieces.

• Late Victorian to Early Edwardian brooch (c. 1895–1910).
• Gold-tone metal, vitreous enamel, paste and rhinestone accents.
• Die-stamped relief with floral and scroll motifs.
• Tube hinge and C-clasp.
• Can be worn as a brooch or pendant.
• 1 inch diameter
• Good antique condition with age-appropriate wear.

Why We Love It

That deep blue enamel has real depth, the paste stones catch the light just enough, and the dual brooch-to-pendant design gives it a second life. It’s the kind of antique jewel you reach for again and again—quietly beautiful, with a little sparkle and a long memory.