Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch antique hanging hand mirror flipping up to reveal a

flipping up to reveal a repeat of the monogram design on the interior

IReally lovely

weighty little object  that provokes

I think it would also be pretty great to wear to the movies

8 1/4" long x 3" wide x 1/4" thick

Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch antique hanging hand mirror flipping up to reveal aI don't spend a ton of time looking at jewelry, but sometime something will jump out at me, like this terrific vintage Modernist Brutalist cast bronze brooch. Signed BC on the back, I've learned that it was made by Bernard Chaudron (b 1931 in Lille, France), who established ateliers in Montreal and later in Val David (north of Montreal), where from the late 60s to the late 70s he created works in gold, bronze, sterling silver & pewter using the lost