Cruciform brooches were large and decorative items of jewellery, frequently used to pin together women's garments in pre-Christian northwest Europe. Characterised by the strange bestial visages that ...

Custom brooches and pins are as old as the Bronze Age. Some of the earliest specimens were made out of sharp bone and were ...

While these pieces stay faithful to these customs, they are given a contemporary spin in their playfully large proportions, with one brooch measuring 9cm and the other 10cm. ‘To give brooches a modern ...

So when the French king Louis IX, later Saint Louis, minted a large silver coin called a gros ... having one of these silver coins made into a brooch, it's a substantial investment as they're ...