Gilt Cupid Brooch

Add baroque style metalwork to your brooch collection and shop this gilt cupid brooch for sale. Crafted of relief molded gilt tin, this charming brooch depicts the infant boy cupid, the god of attraction, affection, desire, and love, with a bow and arrows waiting for another match to make. Decorated in the high relief style metalwork of the baroque period of the 17th century, this vintage brooch dating to the 20th century, circa the 1950s, appears to have been handcrafted in a series of refurbishments.

The gilt painted surface decoration, and later the hand-applied contemporary bar pin on the reverse, offers a unique narrative on creating this piece. This charming pin has an antiqued patina and presents a quiet refinement as a coat or jacket pin. Perfect for anyone looking to buy unique Cupid brooches or pins for their collects or as a cherished gift.

1.7 inches in height and measures 1.8 inches in width.

The brooch with light wear. The reverse of the brooch with a later added hand glued horizontal bar pin.