Loulou De La Falaise Bird Brooch

CHANEL - (Made in France) Golden metal pin label with Swarovski rhinestones, representing a palm tree. 2002 Spring-Summer Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. ...

CHANEL - (Made in France) Silvery metal pin label with Swarovski rhinestones, representing a palm tree. 2002 Spring-Summer Collection under the artistic direction of Karl Lagerfeld. ...

CHANEL - (Made in France) Antique golden metal brooch with glass paste. Work from the Gripoix Atelier for the house of Chanel. Jewelry from the 1950s-1960s. Condition: Very good con...

GRIPOIX - (Made in France) Golden metal butterfly pendant brooch with glass paste and rhinestones. Condition: Very good condition Dimensions: Height: 5 cm SKU:BR35

A fine Japanse Modernist Shakudo brooch. With an s-curved tubular form. By the renowned Japanese jewelry designer Hiroshi Imura. Simply a wonderful ...

Unusual Victorian Amythest and Enamel Stickpin from the 19th Century of fine French manufacture. Originally born as a hat pin, it has been cut down for...

We love our wonderfully esoteric Grotesque man (or "other") crafted by a talented unknown carver in the 19th century from a chunk of the most desirable orange-red toned coral. Connoisseurs of literature or theater or the arts understand the term Grotesque as referring to fantastical, exaggerated or distorted representations, usually of the human face or figure. (The word "grotesque" originates from the Italian "grottesca", meaning of a cave" (grotto = cave in Italian) and refers to doubled, metamorphosed, or altered forms). Originally Italian, the concept of the Grotesque was used in French and German literature as well, and is a an integral part of English literature and theatre (The Theatre of the Grotesque preceded the Theatre of the Absurd) today. We find our Grotesque stickpin guy (gal) to be not grotesque at all but endearing, with his (or her) exaggerated features and droopy skin folds. And as a reference to classic theatre, this coral stickpin...

Brooch around 1980, esigned as a family of elephants walking along a bamboo path, of polished and brushed design in soid 18 K yellow Gold, all elephants with a circular-cut emerald e...