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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Important Coppola e Toppo Crystal Leaf Parure
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Important Coppola e Toppo suite of varied shades of aqua blue ombre cascading crystal leaves . Necklace, bracelet and earclips. necklace 15.50" adjustable to 17.50", pendant 4"x 4"...
Gilt Metal
Coppola e Toppo Aqua Glass Demi Parure
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Coppola e Toppo Aqua Glass Demi Parure. Composed of dark aqua glass bead earclips and a four strand dark aqua glass bead bracelet with decorated gilt clasp....
Gilt Metal
Coppola e Toppo for Schiaparelli Ombre Bow Knot Bracelet
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Coppola e Toppo ombre pale peach to crystal bow knot five strand bracelet. Of faceted crystal beads and gilt signature multi crystal clasp. Italy 1950's. Width clasp 1.50" Length 6.75" The Coppola e Toppo company was formed in the late 1940′s by brother and sister designer duo, Bruno Coppola and Lyda Toppo in Milan, Italy. After small commissions for Dior and Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli commissioned a line of faux coral bead jewelry...
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Coppola e Toppo for Emilio Pucci Bracelet
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Coppola e Toppo wide woven Pop hued bracelet for Emilio Pucci, of bright red and crystal lucite crystals. Small wrist size. The Coppola e Toppo company was formed in the late 1940′s by brother and sister designer duo, Bruno Coppola and Lyda Toppo in Milan, Italy. After small commissions for Dior and Balenciaga, Elsa Schiaparelli commissioned a line of faux coral bead jewelry...
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John Hardy Estate Square Ornate Clip-on Earrings 18k Y Gold + Sterling Silver
By John Hardy
Located in Brooklyn, NY
John Hardy Estate Square Ornate Clip-on Earrings 18k Y Gold + Sterling Silver JH27 TRUSTED SELLER SINCE 2002 PLEASE SEE OUR HUNDREDS OF POSITIVE FEEDBACKS FROM OUR CLIENTS! FREE S...
Gold, Sterling Silver
Beaded Bracelet with Peach Moonstone, Gold and Bakelite
Located in Vannes, FR
Beaded Bracelet with Peach Moonstone, Gold and Bakelite. French Collection by Mesure et Art du Temps. French beaded bracelet accompanied by a peach moonstone, which measures 1cm. Th...
Moonstone, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Vintage Boucher Sapphire Cocktail Bracelet 1950s
By Boucher Jewelers
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Boucher Sapphire Bracelet. A dreamy and eternally chic creation from one of the world's costume jewellery masters. Style perfection. Born in Paris, Marcel Boucher worked as...
Chanel Silvery Metallic Pearls Long Necklace
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel - (Made in France) Very long necklace made of silvery metallic pearls. Signature engraved on the stick. Additional information: Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Len...
Seidengang Gemstone Beaded Five Row Bracelet 18 Karat Yellow Gold 71.8 Grams
By SeidenGang
Located in New York, NY
SEIDENGANG five row beaded bracelet featuring multi color gemstones of emerald, garnet, amethyst and Tourmaline stones crafted in 18K yellow gold, 71.8 Grams. Stamped SG...
Emerald, Garnet, Tourmaline, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Artisan 37-Inch Multicolor Freshwater Pearl Necklace by Aria Jewelry
By Aria Jewelry Design
Located in Raleigh, NC
This stunning 37‑inch necklace features an elegant strand of multicolor 8mm freshwater pearls, each one individually hand‑knotted to ensure exceptional drape, durability, and timel...
Freshwater Pearl, Mixed Metal
AJD Elegant 20 1/2" Natural Real Blue Beautiful Magnesite Gemstone Necklace
By Aria Jewelry Design
Located in Raleigh, NC
This lovely exquisite elegantly glamorous natural Blue Magnesite highly polished necklace is 20 1/2 inches long and set dramatically. The three larges...
Vintage Russian Baltic Amber Orange Graduated Bead Necklace w Bead Screw Clasp
Located in Milford, DE
A stunning strand of authentic Baltic cognac amber, hand-carved and polished into warm, glowing beads that radiate the unmistakable inner “sunshine” of genuine amber. Each bead displays natural inclusions, organic texture, and the signature golden luminescence only found in true fossilized resin. The beads are beautifully graduated, transitioning gracefully from smaller near the clasp to generously rounded center beads. The necklace closes with a matching amber screw clasp, confirming period authenticity and hand-crafted assembly. This is a rare and collectible example of mid-century Baltic amber...
Amber
Artisan Ametrine Beaded Necklace, USA, New
By Aria Jewelry Design
Located in Raleigh, NC
This stunning 18‑inch free‑form Ametrine necklace showcases the natural beauty of one of the world’s most captivating gemstones. Each Ametrine piece...
Other, Gold Plate
Retro Gold Cultured Akoya Pearl 7 Inch Bracelet 0.35 Carat Natural Diamond Clasp
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A magnificent four strand cultured Akoya pearl bracelet, Circa 1980. Each of the 80 pearls measure approximately 7.5mm in diameter and have great luster and orient. There are very su...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage Gold-Tone Maple Leaf Clip-On Earrings Marked "Pat. Pend"
Located in Milford, DE
Vintage Gold-Tone Maple Leaf Clip-On Earrings Marked "Pat. Pend" These vintage clip-on earrings are elegantly shaped like maple leaves, crafted in richly textured gold-tone metal. Ea...
Gold
$14,998 / set
W 2.5 in D 1 in Dm 4.5 in L 16.5 in
Couture Elsa Schiaparelli Baretti GeorgianCannetille Beaded 4Piece Parure, c1950
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Distinguished by the tightly coiled style of Georgian-period-inspired cannetille gold wire that decorates the four pieces of this parure, French costume-jewelry designer Lina Baretti...
Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal