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Chanel Cruciform Byantine Brooch, Property of Coco Chanel
About the Item
Chanel's appropriation of Byzantine and Renaissance forms continued throughout her career, often in the form of oversized cruciform brooches and pendants.
This one is set in bronze with deep and pale garnet pate de verre jelly stones, constructed in the studios of Goossens, Paris. The base for this weighty bronze brooch has an unusual "shepherds crook" pin fitting that allows it to double as a pendant. "
This brooch made by Goossens ,Paris for Chanel in different colorways, always represented by faux semiprecious jelly stones .
Originally purchased at Christies London,1978, Sale of the Personal Collection of Chanel
Signed: CHANEL.
Excellent Condition
Refurbished by Robert Goossens at a later date.
Length 3.75"
Width 2 1/8"
- Creator:Coco Chanel /Maison Goossens
- Metal:Gold Plate,Bronze,Gilt Metal
- Dimensions:Width: 2.1 in (53.34 mm)Length: 3.75 in (95.25 mm)
- Style:Byzantine
- Place of Origin:France
- Period:1960-1969
- Date of Manufacture:1969
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use. Refurbished by Robert Goossens at a later date. The original brooch was unsigned but returned to Maison Goossens for refurbishing decades later. They chose to add a Goossens tag which is not compatible with the original date of manufacture of brooch.
- Seller Location:Riverdale, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: AU11120425360
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