InkSmudge Journals

Someone kept this once.

Vintage brooches with imagined stories

A little colour, a worn setting, a stone that catches the light. I choose brooches for the feeling they leave behind, including the small imperfections that make each piece its own.

The lamplit drawing room at InkSmudge

What you will find

The house holds a changing selection of vintage brooches. Each physical piece is individual, so availability changes when it finds a new home. Explore the house for the current pieces, their photographs, condition notes and individual prices.

Please look at the condition

Some pieces have missing stones, damaged pins or other wear. Read the individual listing before buying: a decorative keepsake is not always a brooch you can fasten to your coat. You are asked to acknowledge the stated condition before continuing to payment.

The story beside the brooch

A brooch comes with an imagined story of the woman who might have worn it, sealed in an envelope. It is a piece of fiction to keep beside the object, not a claim about its original owner. The brooch is wrapped in cotton wool and tissue paper, in a red velvet bag.