SOLD A Swan Brooch by Lea Stein of Paris - Designer Swan Pin Black, White and Red

This is a very lovely, majestic Swan Brooch by Lea Stein of Paris. It is not a design that I come across tasty often as the cats and foxes but it's such a great design  so I am really pleased to offer it on sale here.  I am certain that a serious collector will soon snap up this lovely brooch by Lea Stein. This brooch is in natural colours as certain types of Swans really look like this. So this swan  has a white body with  the head and neck in a mottled black and a dramatic red beak.  The Swan pin is made of Rhodoid, a type of early plastic, so is light and easy to wear.  This contemporary bird brooch is in excellent order. On the reverse, this brooch has the same colours and the classic Lea Stein signature on its white metal pin, which fastens with a secure roll over type clasp.  This Swan brooch measures just under 3 inches by 1.75 inches. This swan has character and is one of the more unusual designs from Lea Stein.  Here is more about her work.....

LEA STEIN was born in Paris in 1931 and worked as a dress designer. She began making her now famous Jewellery when her husband, Fernand Steinberger, ( a Plastics Chemist ) discovered a process of laminating cellulose acetate to create a unique range of colours & patterns.

Buttons for her frocks were their first products; followed by brooches, bangles and earrings. The factory was forced to close in the 1980’s but has since re-opened much to the relief of costume jewellery collectors and Lea Stein fans. Lea Stein loves to produce designs based on animals and flowers. Now she is quite an elderly lady but still introduces a couple of new designs each year.

Each brooch has the trademark ‘V’ shaped pin on the back and is signed: ‘LEA STEIN PARIS’. The manufacturing process used means that no two pieces are exactly alike. The fabulous designs, the ease of wearing and their quirky appeal are just some of the reasons why they are so collected around the world today.

JEWELLERY DETAILS
 
Designer or Brand: Lea Stein, Paris
 
Condition: Excellent - New
 
Decade: Current
 
Era: Contemporary Retro
 
Type: Brooch
 
Material: Plastic Laminate Rhodoid

Subject: Swan, Bird

Colours: Black, White, Red