Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch wool textile with its great carved fish-shaped

with its great carved fish-shaped handle and tooled leather (spotted trout

1 1/2" across at base

I do not believe they made this one

presumed mid- to late-19th century

the only flaw is a small chip on the inside of the narrow end of the funnel

Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch wool textile with its great carved fish-shapedI 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