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Fraternity Pin

10K Delta Sigma Turquoise & Garnet Star of David Fraternity Pin
Located in New York, NY
10K Yellow Gold Turquoise and Garnet Star of David Fraternity Pin is a symbolic piece of jewelry
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brooches

Materials

White Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold

Yellow Gold Kappa Sigma Badge - 14k Opals Enamel Antique Fraternity Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Fraternity: Kappa Sigma Fraternity Founding Date: 1869 Date: 1900s - 1910s Metal Content: 14k
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Brooches

Materials

Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Phi Epsilon Pi, Alpha Beta Chapter Fraternity Pin Estate Brooch with Pearls
Located in Austin, TX
This pin is an estate piece with a fascinating history. The pin represents the Phi Epsilon Pi
Category

Vintage 1950s American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Pearl

Yellow Gold Sigma Chi Antique Sweetheart Mini Badge - 14k Opal Fraternity Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Fraternity: Sigma Chi Fraternity Founding Date: 1855 Era: Antique Date: 1900s - 1910s Metal
Category

Antique Early 1900s Brooches

Materials

Opal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Gold and Green Garnet Vintage Skull and Cross Bones Earrings
Located in Chicago, IL
and Bones 322 Society Fraternity Pin. measuring 3/4 inch in length and 3/4 inch wide. The eyes are set
Category

Early 2000s American Dangle Earrings

Materials

Garnet, 14k Gold

Psi Upsilon Badge, 14 Karat Gold Diamonds 1898 Dartmouth Fraternity Antique Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Fraternity Founded in 1833. Zeta Chapter Founded in 1842 (Dartmouth) Badge’s Year: 1898 Edwin
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Brooches

Materials

Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Vintage Theta Chi Fraternity Pin, Double Sword Pin, Coiled Snake Brooch, 10K YG
Located in McLeansville, NC
A vintage 10 karat yellow gold, synthetic ruby and seed pearl Theta Chi fraternity pin. This pin
Category

Vintage 1960s Brooches

Materials

Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gold, 10k Gold

Kappa Sigma Badge, Platinum & 14 Karat White Gold Diamonds Pearls Fraternity Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
This vintage fraternity badge is perfect for any Kappa Sigma collection! The platinum badge
Category

20th Century Unknown Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum

Vintage Fraternity brooch, Heart, Skull and Crossbones, 10k gold and Pearl
Located in NEWARK, GB
This Vintage Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity brooch or pin is really quite amazing if we don't say so
Category

Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold

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Gamma Phi Beta Sorority Brooch Pin for Texas Tech Beta Tau Chapter from 1980
Located in Austin, TX
This Gamma Phi Beta brooch / pin is an estate piece with a beautiful history. The Gamma Phi Beta sorority was originally founded in Syracuse University in 1874. The term "sorority" w...
Category

Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Brooches

Materials

Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold

Victorian 15-18k Yellow Gold, Silver, Diamond & Persian Turquoise Star of David
Located in New York, NY
Extremely Rare Mid-19th Century 5.0 carats Old Mine Cut Diamonds and Persian Turquoise Star of David Pendant, C.1850s Between the span of the Victorian era and our present day, the ...
Category

Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces

Materials

Diamond, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Silver

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Fraternity Pin For Sale on 1stDibs

Surely you’ll find the exact fraternity pin you’re seeking on 1stDibs — we’ve got a vast assortment for sale. Frequently made of gold, yellow gold and 14k gold, this item was constructed with great care. Find an antique version now, or shop for 9 vintage or 5 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. If you’re looking for a fraternity pin from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. While most can agree that any fraternity pin from our collection can easily elevate most outfits, but the choice of a diamond version from the 3 available is guaranteed to add a special touch to your ensemble. A bead version of this piece has appeal, but there are also old mine cut and rose cut versions for sale. When shopping for a fraternity pin, you’ll find that there are less available pieces for unisex or women today than there are for men.

How Much is a Fraternity Pin?

Prices for a fraternity pin can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — at 1stDibs, these accessories begin at $300 and can go as high as $2,750, while this accessory, on average, fetches $595.

Why Gold Shines in Jewelry Craftsmanship

Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself. 

Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.

Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.

For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.

Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.

In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so. 

Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.

Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle. 

BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.

A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in

Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.

Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.

Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry on 1stDibs.