The ROSE, in addition to being a joy in the garden and a treasure in jewelry, is one of the most complex symbols in history. Depending on the context, it can stand for perfection, passion, secrecy, desire or virginity.
In the Victorian language of flowers, the wild rose symbolizes simplicity, the white rose worthiness and innocence, the red rose charity and love, the yellow rose friendship and the pink rose grace and beauty.
In Egyptian times roses were scared to Isis, goddess of love and magic, and in Greek times to Aurora, goddess of dawn. As a funeral flower, it symbolizes eternal life.
 

  CAMEOS are such classic beauties. This one has tiny pink enameled butterflies on the corners of the filigree frame, a diamond necklace and roses in her hair.  View    View    #U14728    

    This cameo is very deeply carved and the lady's hair is fashioned of rose blossoms!    View   View   #U20324

    FLORAL set in a 14k frame, it is 2-1/3 inches across and beautifully detailed, circa 1920.    View   #U20323 

      VICTORIAN vulcanite hand with fancy cuff holding rose, 2-1/4".   View   #V26569

     CAMEO rose cameo in gold setting.  View   #Q26363

     VICTORIAN vulcanite large hand brooch holding cabbage rose, 2-5/8".   View   #V26568

    VICTORIAN transfer and hand painted lady picking roses brooch set in twisted gold framed brooch with safety, 2-1/4". View View #V26081

  LADY'S 14 karat gold pocket watch with wonderful pink roses and blue ribbon enameling on the case.  View    View    #w18611

   A horseshoe stick pin adorns her high collar, and her slide chain connects to a tiny brooch from which her watch is suspended.

    STERLING silver and marcasites rose pin and earring set, brooch 2-1/3", earrings 7/8", original box.   View   View     #N32924 

  McClelland Barclay sterling rose set, bracelet and brooch.   #X 14946

GERMANY sterling and ivory colored carved rose brooch with marcasites, 2-1/2".   View   #X35470      

         HAND PAINTED porcelain brooch of red roses, symbol of love.

   HAND PAINTED porcelain brooch of yellow roses, symbolic of friendship. 

      HAND PAINTED on porcelain red roses brooch, 2" by 2-1/3".  View   #Y26684

   STERLING and green enameled heart lock and key charm with painted pink roses, engraved "Kelley", 3/4".  View   #Q26165

ENAMEL on sterling open rectangular pin with roses motif, 1". View #Y25902

   EISENBERG unsigned clear rhinestone set in pot metal wild rose 1-1/4" dress clip.  View   #E22104

   All three roses shown for scale.   View   View

   EISENBERG ORIGINAL clear rhinestone set in pot metal wild rose 1-3/4" fur clip.  View  #E22103

  EISENBERG ORIGINAL clear rhinestone set in pot metal wild rose 1-1/4" fur clip.  View  #E22105

ROSE BROOCH in silver tone setting with pave and citrine colored accents,  2".   View    #Y19885

    DRESS CLIP  3-dimensional pave rose 2-1/4".   View    View   #Y19917  

   MAZER Bros silver tone with clear and aqua rhinestones rose brooch, 3-1/3".  View   #M25060

   RHINESTONE pave and enameled rose brooch, 2-7/8".   View   #Y24983

      MAZER rhinestone  paved rose brooch set in silver tone 3-1/3".   View   #M24344

      SWAROVSKI red and green rhinestones rose brooch, 2-3/4".  View #K26780

  CLEAR rhinestone pave and green enamel leaves fur clip, 2-1/8".   View   #Y27640

  STERLING vermeil and clear rhinestones rose brooch circa 1945, 3-3/4".   View   #Y23832

     TRIFARI  gold tone and clear rhinestones rose/flower fur clip, 1-7/8".  View   #T21832

   COROCRAFT  sterling and pave wild rose brooch, 2-1/8".  View   View    #C22018

  JONNE gold tone and clear rhinestones 7" by 3/4" hinged bangle and 1-1/8" earrings. View   #X21751

      DeROSA gold tone large three-dimensional 4" wild rose fur clip with green rhinestone center and faux pearl accents.   View   #d22076

   SILVER 1-1/2" pendant of embossed roses on a 16" chain. Pendant back marked "800".    View   #K16325

   ENAMELED rose brooch circa 1940.  View   #Y21850

    CORO satiny carved glass pink roses brooch, 3-1/8".    View   #C23155

       COROCRAFT  2-3/4" gold tone and clear rhinestone open rose brooch with topaz-colored and clear rhinestones.  View   #C23232

  LUCITE reverse carved and painted ornament.  View   View    #B23229  

    BOUCHER blue petal flower brooch with clear rhinestones and faux pearl center, 2-1/4".  View   #B20329

     LILAC mother-of-pearl floral wild rose and butterfly pin 4-1/2".   View   View   #Y21881

     WEISS  red rhinestone rose pin and earrings in japanned settings.   View   #W19499  

     CORO brushed gold tone rose 1-13/16" pin with marcasites and a faux pearl center.   View   #C20494

     DeROSA red roses 3-1/8" clip with enameling and rhinestones.  View    View   #d21162

  DeROSA red "carved" petals floral 2-3/8" clip with a glass opalescent center.  View    View  #d21163    

Trifari rosebud 1" earrings

Trifari brushed gold tone 3-1/4" rose pin and 1" earrings with a very three-dimensional construction.   #T6162

Trifari rosebud 1" earrings

           TRIFARI brushed gold tone and rhinestone 2-5/8" rose pin. View   #T22886

    COROCRAFT  gold tone and clear rhinestone 2-1/2" rose pin, circa 1940.   View   #C22892

    TRIFARI brushed gold tone and rhinestone rose brooch, 2-1/3".   View   #T22172