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Jewelry Type: Fashion Jewelry
Period: 20th Century
Dior Brooch in Gold-Plated Metal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - (Made in Germany) Brooch in gold-plated metal.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: 10 cm x 3 cm
Seller Reference: BR150
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Vintage Ciro Paste Double Dress Clip Brooch 1930s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Ciro Paste Double Dress Clip Brooch. Wear as a brooch or as a pair of dress clips. An effortlessly stylish work of Art Deco craftmanship....
Category
Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Native American Zuni Sterling And Turquoise Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A Native American Zuni medallion shaped Sterling Silver brooch. The brooch is adorned with an image of a bird with a flower and cacti, inlaid with iridescent materials, and encrusted with turquoise stones to the edge. A pin clasp is on the backside. Unmarked. Circa: the second half of the 20th century. Since the early 19th century the Zuni have been known for making silver and turquoise jewelry, baskets, beadwork, animal fetishes, and pottery, all of very high quality. Weight 26 grams. Vintage and Modern Native American Ethnic Tribal Jewelry...
Category
Unknown Native American 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Silver Bracelet, Fernand Grange
Located in New York, NY
French Art Deco Silver Bracelet by Fernand Grange from the 1930's. Incredible handmade design of hammered rings with dimensional tied toggle motif. Very special design from a master ...
Category
French Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
YSL by R. Goossens Gold Tone Metal and Clear Lucite Heart Brooch
Located in CHAMPEAUX-SUR-SARTHE, FR
Iconic YSL Brooch Designed By Robert Goossens, Clear Lucite Heart and Gold Plated Metal Arabesques. Vintage from the 80s, can be worn as a Pendant.
...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage White Crystals Heart Love Openwork Carved Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior 1980s Vintage White Crystals Heart Love Openwork Carved Brooch, Gold Tone
Very excellent condition. 100% genuine.
A unique piece. This is gold plated stylised brooch...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Chanel Vintage Brooch
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel - Antique brooch in gilded metal, pearly fancy cabochon, glass paste cabochons, and rhinestones.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: Diameter: ...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
18 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch Designed as an Actor Drama Mask with a Snake
Located in Arnhem, NL
A 18 karat yellow gold designed as an actor/drama/theater mask with a snake. The mask features a textured and hammered front surface while the back side of the mask is smooth. The br...
Category
Dutch Contemporary 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Vintage NOLAN MILLER gold red flower designer pin brooch
By Nolan Miller
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• signed NOLAN MILLER
• gold tone with lucite and rhinestones
• vintage designer brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• very good vintage condition with minimal sign...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Navy Wings Feather Flower Windmills Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior GROSSE 1967 Vintage Navy Wings Feather Flower Windmills Brooch, Gold Tone
Very good condition. Light scratches or colour loss, barely noticeable. 100% Genuine.
Safet...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage CORO bow silver rhinestone designer pin brooch
By Coro
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• signed CORO
• silver tone with rhinestones
• vintage designer runway brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
Sku 36...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Vintage Karl Lagerfeld Red Enamel Gold Plated Shovel Pin Brooch, 1990s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage rare shovel pin brooch by Karl Lagerfeld. Made from gold plated metal and red enamel.
Period: 1990s
Condition: very good, light scratches throughout metal.
........Additiona...
Category
French Art Nouveau 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Enamel
Late 1950s Gold & Ruby Brutalist Walter Schleup Brooch
Located in Maywood, NJ
Bruatlist jewelery design is fully embodied in this 14k gold and ruby brooch, meticulously crafted by Walter Schleup in his Montreal studio.
"Walter Schluep, who trained as a jewel...
Category
Canadian Contemporary Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold
DeRosa Art Deco Lapel Clip Brooch
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Ralph Derosa intricate Art Deco fan shape lapel clip brooch composed of faux sapphire baguettes, oval and round faceted faux topaz, pink tourmaline and sapphires on a fine crystal rh...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass, Gilt Metal
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1980 Vivid Butterfly Glow Purple Gold Brooch Pin
Located in Wokingham, England
Yves Saint Laurent YSL Vintage 1980 Vivid Butterfly Glow Purple Brooch Pin, Gold Plated
In excellent condition (no scratches, no loss of colour). Signed...
Category
French Art Nouveau Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage ROGER MICGAEL gold rhinestone designer pin brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• signed ROGER MICHAEL
• gold tone with rhinestones
• vintage designer runway brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
...
Category
20th Century Brooches
LAWRENCE VRBA Sea Shells & Glass Crystal Oversized Brooch from the 1980s
Located in CHAMPEAUX-SUR-SARTHE, FR
This is a Lawrence Vrba oversize Brooch made of oyster shell, sea shells, Glass Crystal and Poured Glass Beads, Vintage from the 1980s.
Vrba designed under his own name after working...
Category
American Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Vintage designer pin brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• signed VAL
• gold tone
• vintage designer brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
Sku 36
❤️❤️ VINTAGE DESIGNER JEWELRY ❤️❤️
❤️❤️ ALEXANDER’S BOUTIQUE...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Nettie Rosenstein Sterling Silver Key Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein key brooch circa 1940s of rose gold plated sterling silver, decorated with a rhodium plated sterling Fleur de Lis motif of crys...
Category
American Retro Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Christian Dior Vintage Black Enamel Crystal Wave Knot Bow Ribbon Gold Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Very excellent condition. Light scratches, barely noticeable. 100% Genuine.
Safety-catch pin closure, signed Dior on the back.
Size: 3.2 cm x 3.2 cm.
Weight: 8.0 g.
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Great...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage Dominique Huge Jewelled Christmas Tree Brooch 1980s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A spectacular and large Vintage Dominique Christmas Tree Brooch with dangling baubles and candles. Crafted in gold plated metal and featuring gor...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Dior Brooch in Gold-Plated Metal with Cabochons in Glass Paste
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - (Made in Germany) Brooch in gold-plated metal with cabochons in glass paste.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: 7 cm x 5.5 cm
Seller Referenc...
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Antique Silver Aztec Pendant/Brooch Natural Stone
Located in Carlsbad, CA
Metal: Silver
Natural Stones
Antique
Diameter: 2 1/4 inch
Category
Peruvian Anglo-Indian 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Silver
Vintage silver blue rhinestone designer pin brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• unsigned
• gold tone with glass stones
• vintage designer brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
Sku 36
...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Vintage AVON Barbie gold crystal designer brooch
By Avon
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• signed AVON
• gold tone with crystals
• vintage designer runway brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
S...
Category
20th Century Brooches
An iconic gilt metal 'Sun face' brooch, Yves Saint Laurent, France, 1980s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
An iconic brooch from Yves Saint Laurent in the 1980s, a familiar and popular design justifiably so. Hand carved then cast in gilded metal by Maison Goossens for YSL...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Vintage Royal Blue Crystal Glass Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a 1930-40s royal blue crystal glass brooch. It has 14 pieces of 11mm faceted royal blue crystal stones surrounding a gilt flower with a 11mm clear rhinestone center. All ston...
Category
European Edwardian Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Yves Saint Laurent Heart Shaped Brooch/Pendant in Gold and Silver Metal Paved
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Yves Saint Laurent - (Made in France) Heart shaped brooch/pendant in gold and silver metal paved with rhinestones.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions:...
Category
French 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Long Vivid Peacock Emerald Crystal Openwork Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Large Long Vivid Peacock Emerald Water Drop Shining Crystals Openwork Brooch, Gold Plated
100% Genuine. Very excellent condition. Very new. Rare to find...
Category
German Georgian Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
CHARLES JOURDAN Vintage Massive Oval Brooch
Located in Nice, FR
CHARLES JOURDAN vintage massive gold tone metal oval brooch featuring an olive resin medallion with a turbaned servant presenting a shoe at the center....
Category
French 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Christian Dior GROSSE 1962 Vintage Knot Bow Ribbon Navy Green Dots Gold Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. One dot has been lost, barely noticeable. 100% Genuine.
Safety-catch pin closure. Signed Grosse 1962 on the back. Rare to find.
Size: 5.0 cm x 6.8 cm.
Weight:...
Category
German Artist Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Yves Saint Laurent Trimmings Brooch / Pendant in Gold-Plated Metal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Yves Saint Laurent - (Made in France) Brooch/pendant in gold-plated metal with a trimmings pompom.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: 13 cm x 5 cm
S...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Art Deco Bakelite Sailfish Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Art Deco Bakelite Sailfish Brooch of gilt metal with pave accents. Body of fish is reverse carved applejuice bakelite in an amber tone. 1930's US...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Chanel 1995 Coco Large Gripoix Pink Pearls Crystals Openwork Logo CC Gold Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Wokingham, England
Chanel Vintage 1995 Coco Large Gripoix Pink Pearls Crystals Openwork Logo CC Brooch, Gold Tone
Very good condition. Peel off on the faux pearls, barely noticeable. Others are perfec...
Category
French Baroque Revival 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
1941 ChanelRelevant American Reinad ArtDecoStyle Silver PolkaDot LargeBow Brooch
By Reinad
Located in Chicago, IL
In Spring 1941 after French fashion couturier Gabriel "Coco" Chanel had stopped production of her clothing designs while she remained in Europe during the WWII era, the decades-old American costume-jewelry company Reinad began imprinting pieces in its new retail line, Chanel Novelty Co, with the script signature "Chanel". As this was prior to the use of the sans-serif capital-letter signature "CHANEL" on French-made jewelry that was commissioned by the Parisian designer, as well as before U.S.-copyright protection began in 1955, the House of Chanel that was mostly owned by the Jewish Wertheimer family of venture capitalists (who remarkably still produced Parfums CHANEL and French-vineyard wine via legal proxy while they lived in asylum in The States during the war) filed a U.S. lawsuit to demand that Reinad halt the use of its founder's famous last name.
As the Werthheimers' quickly won, Reinad only produced the single seasonal collection stamped with the French brand name, and subsequently only imprinted its company name as the sans-serif capital-letter signature "REINAD" without a copyright symbol, which was different that its prior signatures dating back to its founding in 1922. When Chanel herself resumed French-made fashion production in Paris in 1953 (with Werthheimer support leading to their acquisition of all rights to her name despite her post-war eight-year exile in Switzerland due to close association with Nazis), for the first time all of her creations were signed "CHANEL" like the original packaging of the exceedingly profitable "No.5" perfume.
While Reinad continued to produced costume jewelry until 1954, in the last decade of this business, the U.S. company continued to try to appeal to potential Chanel buyers by at least making Chanel-style designs. As such, owning an attractive and well-made Reinad piece can be considered a useful investment in fashion history as evidence of a little-known turning-point involving the most famous ongoing luxury-fashion business Chanel, as well as of the impact of that legal judgement had on advancing U.S. design protection for brands that later used the copyright symbol.
Like early ArtDeco-style oversized heavy metallic costume jewelry by Chanel, this three-dimensional monochrome silver-alloy polkadot bow brooch imitates a pale polkadot-textured ribbon. Notably, while high-quality ribbon for styling hair or decorating clothing in a non-functional way was still an expensive accessory...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
Yves Saint Laurent Flower Brooch in Gold-Plated Metal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Yves Saint Laurent - (Made in France) Flower brooch in gold-plated metal ornamented with rhinestones.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: Height: 4 cm...
Category
French 20th Century Brooches
Yves Saint Laurent Ruby Bullet Cab Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Striking Yves Saint Laurent Ruby Bullet Cab Brooch from the 1990's. Made by Maison Goossens in gilt metal in a Deco style design with square red bullet cabs. 3.25 x 1". 1990's France.
Category
French Art Deco 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Christian Dior GROSSE 1970s Heart Love Crystals Silver Interlocked Gold Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Signed at back. 100% genuine. Rare to find.
A unique piece. This is gold plated stylised brooch.
Safety-catch pin closure.
Size: 4.0 cm x 4.0 cm.
Weight: 18....
Category
German Artisan Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver Plate
Line Vautrin "La Manif" Gilt Bronze Brooch
By Line Vautrin
Located in New York, NY
Gilt brooch by Line Vautrin (1913-1997), circa 1945-46. The design is known as
...
Category
French Artisan Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Bronze, Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Brass
Dior Brooch in Gold Metal and Rhinestones, 1962
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - (Made in Germany) Brooch in gold metal and rhinestones. Collection 1962.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: Diameter : 4.5 cm
Period: 20th Cen...
Category
German Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Chanel Gilded Metal and Glass Paste Brooch
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel (Made in France) Gilded metal and glass paste brooch.
Additional Information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: Diameter : 4 cm...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Fabrice Paris Brass and Copper Pin Brooch Water Lily Leaves
By Fabrice
Located in Atlanta, GA
This lovely floral pin brooch was designed by Fabrice, Paris, and features an oversized brass and copper water lily leaves design with dimensional hand-raised and carved detailing. T...
Category
French Modern Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Brass, Copper
Isabel Canovas Cat Brooch in Gold-Plated Metal
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Isabel Canovas - Articulated brooch in gold-plated metal representing a cat and fish.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: ...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
YSL Heart Brooch Gold Tassel with Original YSL Packaging, Vintage 1980s
Located in CHAMPEAUX-SUR-SARTHE, FR
YSL Heart Brooch by Robert Goossens, adorned with a Cream White Faux Pearl and a Gold Tone Metal Tassel, Vintage from the 80s, Delivered in its Origin...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Enamel
Chanel Dark Silvery Metal Star Brooch
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel - (Made in France) Dark silvery metal brooch ornamented with rhinestones.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: Height: 3.5 cm
Seller Reference:...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Vintage gold enamel rhinestone seashell designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• unsigned
• gold tone with enamel and rhinestones
• vintage designer brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear ...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Pineapple Shaped Brooch in Gilded Metal and Glass Paste
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Antique brooch in gilded metal and glass paste representing a pineapple. Manufactured by Gripoix workshop.
No signature.
Additional information:
Dimensions:
5.5 cm x 3 cm (2.16"...
Category
French Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Art Deco Vermeil Elephant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Vermeil Elephant Brooch of gold washed sterling from the 1940's. Lucky elephant with raised trunk and large fancy cut amythest crystal body and pave details.
Marked Sterlin...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Vintage English Art Deco Silver & Paste Dress Clip Pair 1930s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage English Art Deco Silver & Paste Dress Clip Pair. A wonderful design that embodies both the Art Noveau and Art Deco design eras. Exquisite qu...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Christian Dior Vintage 1980s Three Trio White Oval Pearls Long Bar Gold Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. 100% Genuine.
A unique piece. This gold plated stylised brooch with three gorgeous faux pearls.
Safety-catch pin closure, signed Christian Dior on the back.
...
Category
German Artist Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Rochas Clover Silver Plated Brooch with Pink Rhinestones
By Rochas
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Rochas - Silver plated brooch adorned with pink rhinestones. Signature upon a plate.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: 6 cm (2,36 in) x 6 cm (2,36 i...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
Art Deco Bakelite Figural Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Art Deco Bakelite Figural Papal Brooch from the 1930's. Hand carved of butterscotch and black bakelite with faux pearls and chain detailing. Clip...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Golden Metal Brooch with Rhinestones
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Golden metal brooch with costume pearls and red rhinestones.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions: Height: 8.7 cm
Seller Reference: BR125
Category
Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Sterling Silver and Pink Bead Bar Brooch
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Bar pin brooch with pink cabochon plastic bead bezel set in a sterling vine frame with a Greek key design on the bar pin section. Marked: Sterling. Age wear, bent pin.
Category
20th Century Brooches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage clown gold enamel designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS
• unsigned
• gold tone with enamel
• vintage designer brooch
MEASUREMENTS
•
CONDITION
• excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear
SKU 34
❤️❤️ VINTAGE...
Category
20th Century Brooches
Christian Dior GROSSE 1966 Vintage Large Knot Bow Dots Ribbon Butterfly Brooch
Located in Wokingham, England
Very good condition. Light scratches or colour loss, barely noticeable. Signed at the rear.
Size: 6.3 cm x 4.8 cm.
Weight: 27.0 g.
_ _ _
Great for everyday wear. Come with velvet...
Category
German Art Deco Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Dior Flower Brooch in Gold-Plated Metal with Colored Rhinestones
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Dior - Impressive brooch in gold-plated metal representing a bunch of flowers ornamented with colored rhinestones.
Additional information:
Condition: Very good condition
Dimensions:...
Category
Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
CoutureChanel Antique Byzantine ThePurpleHeart PearlAmethystQuartz GoldMedallion
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
During the ArtDeco period when Gabriel "Coco" Chanel was at her peak as a Parisian couture fashion-designer in the early 1930s, this antique one-of-a-kind handcrafted gem-fringed and gilt-chain medallion brooch with trombone clasp was commissioned to accessorize one of her clothing designs. Marked only "FRANCE" like some early 1930s Chanel couture jewelry (without a brand stamp until the 1950s), its artistic origin is most likely from ornate organic-form sketches by her favorite parurer Fulco di Verdura. The Sicilian duke began creating fabric patterns for Chanel in 1927, which shortly expanded to fine jewelry beginning with custom pieces for herself. These include the iconic Byzantine-influenced gem-adorned cuffs referencing the Maltese military-cross, which the French designer can often be seen wearing in circa-1930s photos.
This bright yellow-gold brooch suits goldsmith Verdura's early anti-Art-Deco aesthetic that was considered a radical departure from 1920s silver-tone jewelry, which otherwise featured linear geometric designs or figurative representation. The softly-shaped deconstructed gem-bouquet mixes amethyst and rose-quartz beads with natural Keshi pearls and intricate tiny gilt leaves, which are wired to a Baroque-motif open-work frame that dangles another gem surrounded by a thick gilt-rope halo. Notably, Verdura is credited with re-introducing since Victorian times the rope motif to jewelry.
Since 1930, Verdura's unique style was influenced by travels with Chanel to explore Byzantine art, Baroque architecture, and exotic flora-and-fauna among his native Italian aristocratic estate. The legendary fashion-editor Diane Vreeland and American entertainment-stars were among the first Chanel clients to acquire couture real-gem-adorned jewelry made by Verdura, while one of the two brooches treasured by Vreeland was titled "Theodora". See our photo of the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora, whose image wearing many teardrop pearls above her chest and surrounded by a golden halo seems to be the inspiration for this brooch.
As one of the most important modern-design collaborations, Chanel's close relationship with Verdura lasted largely-undocumented years in Paris, until he launched his first outside jewelry venture with a Hollywood designer-boutique after emigrating to the United States in 1934. By 1939 as a financially-backed in-demand goldsmith, he founded the namesake jewelry-company Verdura in NYC. After he retired in 1973, the brand continued to operate without him with different owners.
Given the duo's designs that played with historic and military references, Chanel's couture commission for this purple medallion may have been sparked in the early 1930s when the internationally-new...
Category
French Byzantine Vintage 20th Century Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
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