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Style: Byzantine
Couture Chanel 1930s Byzantine PurpleHeart RealGems&Pearls Gold Medallion Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
When French Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was at her peak during the Art-Deco period as a Parisian couture-fashion designer in the early 1930s, this one-of-a-kind handcrafted gem-fringed and gilt-chain medallion brooch with trombone clasp was commissioned by her 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 parurier 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 included 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 New...
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1930s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold

Maison Gripoix for Chanel Large Multi Colored Crest Brooch, France
Located in New York, NY
Massive Multi Colored Byzantine Crest pendant brooch made by Maison Gripoix, France. Poured glass with rhinestone encrustations forming a large crest ...
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1980s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Enamel

Chanel Massive Byzantine Cross Pendant Brooch by Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, ruby, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux baroque round and pear shape pearls. I...
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1980s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal

Ancient Ostrogothic Silver Eagle Headed Buckle, Byzantine Era, 6th Century A.D.
Located in New York, NY
Rare, large Ostrogothic silver eagle-headed buckle, circa 6th Century A.D. A bold projecting eagle head profile set with a cabochon ruby color glass eye, the neck chased with linear ...
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15th Century and Earlier Antique Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Silver

Chanel Cruciform Byantine Brooch, Property of Coco Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
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 bronz...
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1960s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal

Chanel Byzantine Crest Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Chanel byzantine style crest brooch by Maison Gripoix. Poured glass emerald and ruby oval and heart shape cabochons are mixed with faceted cut topaz stone...
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1980s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel

Chanel Byzantine Cross Brooch/Pendant by Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux pearls by Maison Gripoix. Intricate scroll...
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1980s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal

Georgios Collections 18 Karat Yellow Gold Diamond Ruby Emerald Sapphire Brooch
Located in Astoria, NY
S.Georgios designer Pendant - Brooch is all handmade from solid 18 Karat White Gold and custom-made. This stunning jewel is microscopically decorated with granulation work with yello...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Multi-gemstone, Emerald, White Diamond, D...

Coco Chanel Byzantine Heart Crest Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Coco Chanel Early Byzantine heart brooch, The silvered metal heart set with crystal pastes and appliqued with faux emerald hand formed pate de verre ro...
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1960s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass

Edouard Rambaud Byzantine Dangle Cross Brooch Amber Resin Drop
Located in Atlanta, GA
An exquisite 1980s massive brooch created by French designer Edouard Rambaud, Paris. The piece features a Byzantine-inspired design with a gilt metal cross that is textured, carved, ...
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1980s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal

Hattie Carnegie Vintage Enamel Rhinestone Glass Pin Or Pendant & Earrings Set
Located in North Miami, FL
This vintage set of signed Hattie Carnegie enamel clip on earrings and small pin and or pendant is reminiscent of a bygone era of Elizabethan meets byzantine influence. The colors ar...
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1950s American Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Enamel

Byzantine Style Emerald and Ruby Filagree Yellow Gold Bow Brooch Pendant
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Dramatic 18k yellow gold filagree bow brooch pendant featuring a leaf and scroll design accented with cabochon emerald and man made faceted rubies. The back has a "c" clasp and a hook so you can wear it as a pendant / enhancer as well. The rubies are synthetic and the emerald cabochons are cracked - I believe this piece was made during World War II and they used family stones and what they could get their hands on. 3.8" across by 2.35" wide This piece is in the Byzantine Style. Below is the history of Byzantine Jewelry from Lang Antiques: Byzantine jewelry was a full continuation of the Roman traditions which were kept alive behind the high walls of the new capital, Constantinople. The Roman techniques and styles continued to form the foundation of Byzantine goldsmith‘s skills who weren’t complete copycats; some innovations such as the use of Christian iconography and further specialisation of new and old techniques occurred. Production in the old jewelry centres of Alexandria and Antioch gave way to an increased production in Constantinople. Byzantine jewelry had a huge influence on the manufacturing of personal decoration in the rest of the Medieval world. The Carolingian (start 742 AD) and the later Ottonian courts (start 962 AD) were linked to the Byzantine empire and adopted their fashion resulting in the northern European Romanesque jewelry style. In the Byzantine Empire jewelry...
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20th Century Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Georgios Collections 18 Karat Gold Diamond Emerald Sapphire Butterfly Brooch
Located in Astoria, NY
S.Georgios designer Unique Butterfly Pendant - Brooch is handmade in 18 Karat Yellow Gold all custom-made. This gorgeous jewel is microscopically decorated with granulation - yellow ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Diamond, Gold, Ye...

Georgios Collections 18 Karat Yellow Gold Emerald Ruby Diamond Pendant Brooch
Located in Astoria, NY
S.Georgios designer pendant enhancer is handmade in 18 Karat yellow gold. It is microscopically decorated with granulation work beads and wires and has a gorgeous unique velvet backg...
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21st Century and Contemporary Greek Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, White Diamond, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold

Roger Jean-Pierre Long French Aurora and Crystal Depose Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Glamorous Roger Jean Pierre French brooch clip from the 1950's with aurora and clear crystal paste stones. The fur clip is attached to a tiered elem...
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1950s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal, Silver Plate

Antique Byzantine Woman Stickpin of 14k Gold
Located in Lewisburg, PA
During the turn of the nineteenth century, artisans were inspired by the changing roles of women in society and began depicting the free flowing feminine form in brooches, bracelets,...
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Early 20th Century Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, 14k Gold, Enamel

Chanel Logo Coin Medallion Cruciform Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Chanel large square shaped cruciform pendant-brooch composed of ruby, emerald, and pearl square cabochons. The center being a signature "Chanel" coin medallion...
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1980s French Vintage Byzantine Brooches

Materials

Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal

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