Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
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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1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Brass
1950s Italian Retro Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Bronze
1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Crystal, Brass
20th Century Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Mid-20th Century Italian Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Brass, Gilt Metal
1950s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Crystal, Brass
1950s Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1990s Italian Modern Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1950s Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
20th Century American Retro Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Coral, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Cultured Pearl, Tourmaline, Pearl, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
South Sea Pearl, 14k Gold
1970s American Native American Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Agate, Coral, Lapis Lazuli, Turquoise, Onyx, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Opal, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Sterling Silver, 14k Gold
Early 1800s French Empire Antique Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gold
Early 2000s Italian Contemporary Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Artisan Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Amethyst, Opal, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Dutch Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Coral, Freshwater Pearl, Pearl, 18k Gold, Gold
2010s Indian Contemporary Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
White Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Base Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Crystal
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Brass
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Brass
1960s Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Rhodium
1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1940s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Gilt Metal
1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo Necklaces
Brass