Vintage Roger Jean-Pierre Faux Citrine Crystal Pearl Flower Fur Pin Brooch

Description

Vintage Roger Jean-Pierre Faux Citrine Crystal Pearl Flower Fur Pin Brooch. Condition is preowned. I rescued this piece from a large estate sale in the current condition. Sold as is. Plating show a lot of wear and has dulled from being well used or not cared for properly. Crystals are in excellent condition. See pictures for details or ask questions. Ships USPS priority mail.
History
Roger Jean-Pierre was a French designer who began his career in 1934 working for Elsa Schiaparelli until he moved on in 1939. Many of his pieces produced for Schiaparelli are on display in the Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
From 1940 to 1946, he created fashion designs for Jean Clement. After World War II, specifically between 1947 and 1958, Roger was director of Maison Francis Winter where he collaborated on jewelry and accessories for Dior, Balenciaga, Gres, Balmain and Lelong. In each of these years, he designed as many as 2500 models for production. These were first shown to haute couturiers and were signed either ‘Winter’ or ‘Jean-Pierre.’ The remaining models were shown to smaller couturiers and department stores.
Pieces by Roger Jean-Pierre are characterized by glamorous designs. They are often flanked in rhinestones carefully set into intricate patterns.