Vintage Cameo Brooch with Detailed Frame
At flemington vintage, we have introduced many cameos over the years. But never one with a frame like this. Around the pale profile on its coral ground winds an ornate garden of sculpted motifs — flowers and trailing vines, each one modelled individually — set with seed pearls and rhinestones that catch the light and shift like a small garden glittering after rain.
The cameo itself is beautiful, but here, the frame is the true protagonist. Look closely and you'll find it is not a repeating pattern: each section carries its own motif, its own detail. There is always something new to discover — the kind of piece that keeps rewarding you long after you bring it home.
The gold-tone surface has the deep, mellow luster that only time can give. Pinned to a jacket lapel, it pulls the whole outfit into classic focus — and it has the kind of presence that draws a "where did you find that?" from people who notice such things.
If you love cameos, this is a piece made for you — because knowing the classic form is exactly what lets you see how special this frame is. As an addition to a collection, or as a first cameo chosen well, we recommend it with confidence.
Made in Austria between the 1950s and 1970s, this is a brooch with true collector's value. Encounters like this one don't come around often.
Material: Gold-tone metal, cameo, seed pearls, rhinestones
Era: 1950s–1970s
Measurements: 5.5cm x 5cm
Sourced from: Austria
International Shipping:
All orders are shipped from Japan with tracking. Orders will be dispatched in sequence from July 31.
Asia: Shipping ¥3,800 / approx. 7–10 business days
Australia: Shipping AUD 30 / approx. 7–10 business days
Europe: Shipping €29 / approx. 7–15 business days
Delivery times exclude weekends and Japanese public holidays.
Customs duties or import taxes, if applicable, are the responsibility of the recipient.
Flourish — Souvenir
Flourish is a collection of floral motifs that have been loved across generations. Delicate, but never fragile — flowers that bloomed decades ago, still beautiful today. That is what this collection has always been about.
This time, a special edition: flowers brought home from a journey.
The first city is Rome. In its workshops, micromosaic takes shape through a technique called millefiori — Italian for "a thousand flowers" — where tiny fragments of glass become blossoms, one by one. Travellers on the Grand Tour once carried these pieces home as memories they could wear. The very first souvenir jewellery.
The second city is Vienna. Here the flowers bloom indoors — in enamel, across a bangle, and in a cameo with the quiet poise of a Viennese salon. Less sunlight, more stillness; the kind of elegance that belongs to a beautiful room.
The light of Italy, and the quiet of Vienna. A small itinerary through two cities, gathering flowers that outlast their time. The Souvenir Edition is a one-time arrangement.
A memory of travel, kept close at hand — chosen in that spirit, we hope these pieces find their way to the right homes.
