About this product
Vintage Henry Perichon French Renaissance Drop Brooch.
The frame is of Gilt Bronze.
The trefoil design top is set with amethyst and emerald poured glass square cabochons.
The drop of lozenge design, set with emerald and amethyst glass square cabochons, and glass pearl cabochons with clear and emerald round rhinestones.
A nugget drop is suspended from the base.
Henry Perichon(1910-1971) was a former French Sculptor who was based in Lyon, France. Perichon created handmade, unique one-of-a-kind jewellery for French couturiers, combining inspiration from baroque, renaissance and medieval designs.
He used materials like bronze, glass and “Talosel”, a form of cellulose acetate.