A red carpet look for your next special occasion. Animal themed brooches from Attwood & Sawyer. Starting in Wales in 1956, they dressed the stars including the leading ladies of “Dallas” and “Dynasty.” Very glitzy. What else could it be?

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Crab brooch with diamante, faux pearls, and enamel decoration. 20th c. British. Attwood and Sawyer, maker. Gillian Horsup, photographer. via pinterest. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/351912450261034/?utm_campaign=hfdigestpins&e_t=fa7b243907f149ca9b0ba3bf7c6ff41c&utm_source=31&utm_medium=2004&utm_content=351912450261034&utm_term=16&news_hub_id=2530468982684949248

Bird brooch. Gold plated with green, blue, and red enamel and embellished with rhinestones, including the green rhinestone eye. Late 20th c. by 2001. British. Attwood and Sawyer, maker. Maker’s marks: signed A&S on the reverse. Image © 1stDibs.com, Inc. 2025. Fair use license. via https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/brooches/brooches/attwood-sawyer-gold-plated-green-blue-red-enamel-rhinestone-bird-brooch/id-v_24504052/
Squirrel brooch. Gold plated with pave set clear round Swarovski crystals running the length of his tail, ear, and abdomen with a single red round Swarovski crystal eye. 1956-2001. British. Attwood and Sawyer, maker. Maker’s marks: signed A&S on the reverse. Image © 2025, Bramble & Lily. Fair use license. https://www.brambleandlily.com/products/att
Winged insect/bee brooch in bronze tone modeled as a winged insect, possibly a bee, in enamel, with a large faceted oval claw-set cognac crystal for its abdomen and a crown of smaller faceted round claw-set clear crystals crowning its head. Late 20th c. British. Attwood and Sawyer, makers. Maker’s marks: signed A&S on the back. Image © 2025 Bramble and Lily. Fair use license. https://www.brambleandlily.com/products/a-s
Gold plated frog brooch with an enamel back merging from green to blue with wavy lines of gold and Swarovski crystal pave set legs. Late 20th c. British. Attwood and Sawyer, maker. Maker’s marks: signed A&S on the back. Image © 2025 Bramble and Lily. Fair use license. https://www.brambleandlily.com/products/attwood-and-sawyer-22ct-gold-plated-swarovski-crystal-and-enamel-frog-brooch
Mythica Dragon/griffin figural pin brooch. Gold plated with bright red enamel and Swarovski crystals. Late 20th c. British. Attwood and Sawyer, maker. Image © 2025 Mink Road Vintage Jewelry, Spheres & Gemstones. Fair use license. https://www.minkroad.com/products/a-s-attwood-sawyer-mystical-beast-dragon-tiger-vintage-figural-brooch

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