Undersea themed brooches so your lapel can look like an aquarium. American. 1940’s. Designed by Anthony Aquilino.

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Fish brooch. ca. 1940.
Fish brooch. ca. 1940’s. Vintage. Sterling silver with gold vermeil, red glass cabochon eye, and crystal rhinestone. Anthony Aquilino, designer. Also known as Anthony Originals. Hallmarked “Anthony Sterling.” Image © 1998-2019 Ruby Lane, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.rubylane.com/item/1275340-121618018/Vintage-Anthony-Aquilino-Sterling-Rhinestone-FISH
"Jelly Belly" cat and goldfish brooch featuring a cat with it's paw in a goldfish bowl. ca. 1948.
“Jelly Belly” cat and goldfish brooch featuring a cat with it’s paw in a goldfish bowl. ca. 1948. Sterling silver vermeil with the base of the pin and goldfish bowl detailed in rhinestones, the plinth having faux invisibly set pink sapphires with foil backs. Attributed to Anthony Aquilino for designed for Trifari. Image © 2019 EBTH, Inc. Fair use license. via https://www.ebth.com/items/7443808-jelly-belly-cat-and-goldfish-brooch-attributed-to-anthony-aquilino-trifari
Octopus brooch. Vintage.
Octopus brooch. Vintage. Sterling silver with vermeil. Anthony Aquilino, designer. Image courtesy Ripley Auctions, Indianapolis. Image © 2019 ANTIQUE HELPER. Fair use license. via https://www.ripleyauctions.com/item/anthony-aquilino-sterling-vermeil-figural-octopus-pin-brooch/

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