Bidspirit auction | A Collection of Costume Jewellery

A Collection of Costume Jewellery Brooches and Pins Including H. Samuel and Isabella Examples - A collection of costume jewellery brooches and pins featuring a diverse assortment of mid-to-late 20th-century styles. The lot includes several cased items: an oval metal brooch with an etched figural scene in a brown velvet-lined box marked H. SAMUEL FOR FINE JEWELLERY; two circular brooches in silver and gold-toned finishes housed in clear plastic cases marked Isabella LONDON ENGLAND; a gold-toned floral brooch with a large faceted green glass stone in a patterned square box; a silver-toned wishing well brooch with a moving bucket in a blue box; and a gold-toned filigree brooch set with green glass cabochons in a brown box. The assortment also features loose pieces including a large sunburst brooch with turquoise-coloured cabochons, a textured gold-toned leaf, a heart-shaped pin set with a large pink faceted stone, and a square gold-toned brooch depicting St Paul's Cathedral. Other designs include a National Trust pin marked FOUNDED 1895, an enamel fan-shaped brooch, a seahorse, and various floral sprays set with clear and aurora borealis coated glass rhinestones. The pieces are constructed from base metals with gold and silver-toned plating, utilising materials such as enamel, moulded plastic, and ceramic plaques.