Some brooches whisper. This one makes an entrance. It is a bold Maltese cross in gold tone, the arms filled with black enamel and edged with fine gold granulation, a soft pearl cabochon glowing at the center, and four faceted drops swinging from the points: gray blue, red, deep purple, and green. It has that runway confidence that makes a plain black jacket look like a decision.
Here is the story as far as I can document it. A dealer listing for a brooch that appears to be this exact model describes it as a vintage LANDAU designer runway brooch, signed, measuring 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 inches, gold tone with enamel and glass stones. My photographs match that brooch point for point: same cross form, same black enamel, same pearl center, same four drops in the same colors in the same positions. What I have not done yet is photograph the back of my brooch, where the signature would be, so I am selling this piece as attributed to LANDAU on the strength of that match, and I will update this page with a photograph of the back and its signature, or say plainly here if there is none. The drops, the enamel, and the drama are all exactly as shown either way.
Details:
Form: Maltese cross brooch with four hanging faceted drops
Center: pearl-like cabochon (the comp listing calls it a faux pearl)
Drops: faceted glass stones in gray blue, red, dark purple, and green (per the comp listing)
Materials: gold tone with enamel and glass stones (attributed, from the comp listing)
Measurements: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in (attributed; this example will be measured in hand)
Maker: LANDAU (attributed; the signature on this example has not yet been photographed)
Condition: no damage visible in the front photographs; pin mechanism and back will be checked in hand before shipping
What remains unknown: whether this example is signed; its exact measurements; how and when it reached me.
Ships anywhere: $9.95 flat per order within the US, $19.95 international. Carissa's Collection also sells in person at themed parties and shows.
Some brooches whisper. This one makes an entrance. It is a bold Maltese cross in gold tone, the arms filled with black enamel and edged with fine gold granulation, a soft pearl cabochon glowing at the center, and four faceted drops swinging from the points: gray blue, red, deep purple, and green. It has that runway confidence that makes a plain black jacket look like a decision.
Here is the story as far as I can document it. A dealer listing for a brooch that appears to be this exact model describes it as a vintage LANDAU designer runway brooch, signed, measuring 2 1/4 by 2 1/4 inches, gold tone with enamel and glass stones. My photographs match that brooch point for point: same cross form, same black enamel, same pearl center, same four drops in the same colors in the same positions. What I have not done yet is photograph the back of my brooch, where the signature would be, so I am selling this piece as attributed to LANDAU on the strength of that match, and I will update this page with a photograph of the back and its signature, or say plainly here if there is none. The drops, the enamel, and the drama are all exactly as shown either way.
Details:
Form: Maltese cross brooch with four hanging faceted drops
Center: pearl-like cabochon (the comp listing calls it a faux pearl)
Drops: faceted glass stones in gray blue, red, dark purple, and green (per the comp listing)
Materials: gold tone with enamel and glass stones (attributed, from the comp listing)
Measurements: 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 in (attributed; this example will be measured in hand)
Maker: LANDAU (attributed; the signature on this example has not yet been photographed)
Condition: no damage visible in the front photographs; pin mechanism and back will be checked in hand before shipping
What remains unknown: whether this example is signed; its exact measurements; how and when it reached me.
Ships anywhere: $9.95 flat per order within the US, $19.95 international. Carissa's Collection also sells in person at themed parties and shows.
