Elsa Schiaparelli – Crystal Cascade Brooch
Elsa Schiaparelli
Elsa Schiaparelli – Crystal Cascade Brooch
Description
Elsa Schiaparelli – Crystal Cascade Brooch
A large openwork 1950s–1960s Elsa Schiaparelli brooch whose curling scrolls fan out like a firework burst, set with dozens of clear crystals — dazzling movement.
- Designer: Elsa Schiaparelli
- Period: circa 1950s–1960s
- Material: silver-tone metal, clear crystals
- Fastening: brooch pin on the back
About Elsa Schiaparelli
Elsa Schiaparelli was one of the most daring couturiers of the 20th century, famed for her collaborations with Surrealist artists such as Salvador Dalí and Jean Cocteau. Her costume jewellery was designed to be noticed — bold brooches, sculptural earrings and inventive stones such as her celebrated crumpled ‘lava’ glass — and the pieces of the 1950s and 1960s are now prized by collectors worldwide.
Provenance & authenticity
Every piece is checked for maker’s marks, construction and materials before we list it. Anything we cannot attribute with certainty we sell as unsigned — never as designer.
Shipping & returns
Free worldwide shipping on orders over € 100. Shipped with PostNL, insured and with track & trace.
30 days to change your mind. If you send a piece back, please use the original packaging.
Caring for vintage jewelry
Vintage jewelry lasts longest when kept dry and stored separately. Put it on last and take it off first: perfume, hairspray and skin cream all attack the plating.
Polish only with a soft, dry cloth. No water, no soap and no silver polish — that strips the layer off.
Try it on in Amsterdam
You are very welcome. Find us at our store on Herenstraat 9, Thursday to Sunday from 1 to 6 pm, and at our pop-up on the fourth floor of De Bijenkorf. Send us a message to say where and when you are coming and we will set the piece aside — we have only one of everything.