Vintage Panther Brooch by Lea Stein early plastic Between the pearls

Between the pearls

42 – 50 cm

making it easy to wear

They were made from gilt metal and decorated with teardrop-shaped and round glass faux pearls

with floral motifs and organic shapes

Vintage Panther Brooch by Lea Stein early plastic Between the pearlsPanther brooch by Lea Stein. Collectors item Vintage Length 10 cm Cellulose acetate Signed 'Lea Stein Paris' La Stein is a French artist known for her compressed plastic brooches and bracelets. She is often hailed as "the most remarkable and innovative plastic jewellery designer of the 20th century"; Lea began making jewellery in 1969. In the mid 1960s she started making brooches in plastics. She and her husband created a method to build up layers