Diane Love for Crown Trifari Bronze Leopard & Gripoix Cabochon Shield Brooch
United States · Bronze and Gold Tone, Coral Cabochon, Topaz Gripoix Glass, Citrine Rhinestone
$899.95
- Maker
- Diane Love for Crown Trifari
- Origin
- United States
- Era
- Diane Love for Crown Trifari · Specialty line
- Materials
- Bronze and Gold Tone, Coral Cabochon, Topaz Gripoix Glass, Citrine Rhinestone
- Condition
- Mint, unworn
- Provenance
- A verified Diane Love for Trifari piece. Love oversaw every element of the design and fabrication of these specialty pieces, an unusually expensive undertaking for the house.
On this piece
A bronzed leopard mounted on a gold-tone shield, set with two marbled coral cabochons and two topaz Gripoix glass cabochons, with citrine yellow marquise rhinestones for the eyes. The leopard leaps off the shield rather than lying flat against it, and the symmetry is what holds the whole composition together. Diane Love's brief at Trifari was to bring ancient objects into modern design, and she oversaw every element of these specialty pieces herself — an expensive undertaking for the house, and the reason the Diane Love line is likely the highest-quality and costliest work Trifari ever produced. Mint, unworn condition, and a verified Diane Love for Trifari piece.