Coppola e Toppo Pink Crystal and Brass Cuff Bracelet

Name: Coppola e Toppo Pink Crystal and Brass Cuff Bracelet
Brand: Coppola e Toppo
Price: 1200 USD
Availability: InStock

About the Item

Coppola and Toppo designed this fabulous rare cuff bracelet in the 1950s. The bracelet boasts a brass framing and is ornate with multi-strands of beads brought together to form a striking intricate design. As with all of their necklaces and bracelets, the row of beads appears to have been made from a single, taut thread. This construction creates a subtle and elegant twist belying its true complexity and creating this unusual, flowing design. The clear powder pink and salmon pink multifaceted crystal beads absorb and reflect the light beautifully. The signature is on the underside marked: made in Italy by Coppola e Toppo. The bracelet is in good condition, with minor wear on the metal framing, but it does not significantly affect the overall appearance of a piece of this age. Measurements: inside across is 2.32 in x 2.07 in (5.8 x 5.2 cm) - largest width is 1.63 in wide (4.1 cm) - the opening is 1.13 in wide (2.8 cm) - inner circumference is 7.50 in long (19 cm) - the bracelet will best fit a Medium size wrist of 7.07 in circumference (18 cm). Note: Coppola e Toppo was founded in the late 1940s by Milanese siblings Bruno Coppola and Lydia Toppo, but it wasn’t until the 1960s, when Christian Dior commissioned runway pieces from them, that the brand took off. Between the 1950s and the late 1970s, Coppola e Toppo became highly successful with their brand collections both in Europe and the USA. They collaborated with many other fashion houses and designers, including Balenciaga, Valentino, Emilio Pucci, Elsa Schiaparelli, Yves Saint Laurent, and Roberta di Camerino. Their work is elegant, elaborate, and bold, masterfully mixing glass and crystal beads with Swarovski crystals and Lucite. Feel free to double-check the measurements and ask any questions you have before making your purchase. This item is a final sale. No returns will be accepted for an unfit size.

Creator:

Coppola e Toppo

Metal:

Brass

Dimensions:

Width: 1.63 in (41.41 mm)Length: 7.5 in (190.5 mm)

Style:

Retro

Place of Origin:

Italy

Period:

1950-1959

Date of Manufacture:

circa 1950

Condition:

Seller Location:

Atlanta, GA

Reference Number:

Seller: 2BRA426CEACCI1stDibs: LU356222443842

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Coppola e Toppo

Postwar Italian fashion jewelry company Coppola e Toppo created flamboyant, larger-than-life accessories that earned the brand legions of admirers in luxury houses and retail shops all over Europe. Working with unconventional materials such as gunmetal, crystal beads and Murano glass, Coppola e Toppo became known for its range of distinctive, vibrantly colored necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more.

Today, Coppola e Toppo is revered as an iconic producer of costume, or fashion, jewelry, which is designed to accessorize with current fashions and typically made with inexpensive materials. The Venice-born Lyda Coppola (1915–86) worked in postwar Milan at a tailor and learned jewelry design with Czech jewelry maker Ada Pollitzer. She launched her jewelry house in the late 1940s, and when she was married, she added her surname Toppo to the company name and was supported by her brother Bruno Coppola in her endeavor.

Although a feature in Vogue that ran shortly after Coppola e Toppo took shape proved to be a significant piece of publicity for the Italian brand — which would soon design lavish confections for the likes of Lanvin, Balmain, Valentino and others — the 1960s are said to have been a turning point for Coppola e Toppo, especially as the era’s fashion-conscious jewelry lovers increasingly became enamored with candy-colored gems. An embrace of free expression and fascination with cultures around the world took hold and resulted in vibrant jewelry with global influences.

Christian Dior and Balenciaga purchased numerous pieces from Coppola e Toppo that would adorn their models and be sold in their retail spaces, and many other clients and customers soon followed. Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli commissioned the jewelers to create a collection, which they titled Bijoux Voyagers.

In 2020, Italian businessman Pietro Paolo Longhitano and designer Rossella Jardini announced plans to relaunch the Coppola e Toppo brand, with a focus on the style and materials that made the brand famous in the first place.

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