Brooches for a quick style update

From an heirloom jewel that will be passed down through the generations to a dragonfly with fluttering wings, brooches are this spring's top accessory.  

10 December 2016
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  • Tiffany Bird on a Rock amethyst brooch
    Jean Schlumberger began working for Tiffany in 1956 and quickly became one of its greatest assets. Famed for his naturalistic designs, today Tiffany continues to revisit Schlumberger’s designs, including this beady-eyed Bird on a Rock (£28,000), a collector’s favourite.
  • Delfina Delettrez Sin brooch
    Delfina Delettrez’s Sin brooch (£260) is a Dalí-esque delight. Overlaid with scarlet enamel outlined with glitter enamel lip liner, use the sterling-silver safety pin to affix it to your jacket, or fasten it to your buttoned-up shirt collar for the coolest way to wear this must-have accessory.
  • Dior Cygne brooch with diamonds
    A nod to the legendary Christian Dior, the Cygne jewellery collection was inspired by a silk Cygne Noir evening dress from the Maison's Fall/Winter 1949/50 haute couture collection. This abstract Dior Cygne brooch (POA) sets diamonds in elegant clusters, mimicking the sweep of a swan’s plumage.
  • Sicis Lauro micromosaic brooch with diamonds
    The burnished shades of autumn are captured in this unique Lauro brooch (£21,046) by mosaic master Roger Thomas for Sicis. Look closely and the leaves are made up of thousands of tiny tesserae - slivers of glass mixed with diamond dust, set using a technique known as micromosaic. 
  • Bentley & Skinner Dragonfly brooch
    This Dragonfly brooch (£32,500) looks like an antique from the Victorian era, but it is in fact a modern-day design, crafted in Bentley & Skinner’s workshop. Set with demantoid garnets and old brilliant-cut diamonds, out of sight are tiny springs that enable its wings to flutter, en tremblant.
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Claire Roberts

CLAIRE ROBERTS

Claire has worked in luxury publishing for 20 years as a magazine editor with a focus on watches and jewellery, so she is an old hand at roaming the Baselworld and Couture Vegas fairs, searching out exquisite things. Claire joined ...