PER SE VINTAGE
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The original. Never the reference.
Curated vintage designer jewelry from the houses that defined twentieth-century fashion. Each piece is sourced in Tokyo, authenticated by hand, and documented as part of the evolving Per Se Vintage archive.
From the Archive
Archive Notes
CHRISTIAN LACROIX HEART BROOCH, EARLY 1990S
I. The Object An oversized heart brooch in hammered gold-tone metal, its surface worked by hand to produce subtle variation in depth and reflected light. Ten volute terminals radiate from the perim...
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