Autre Marque Lea Stein Grey

Born in Paris in 1931, Léa Stein manages her textile business 1957 has 1965 then she starts making buttons. EN 1969, when her husband Fernand Steinberger perfected a rhodoid layering process (cellulose acetate sheets) with interesting textures and colors, she had the idea to make bracelets pins, rings, Earrings, bracelets and, more rarely mirrors and cigarette cases She produced a range of extremely varied and colorful models up to 1981 when his business of 50 workers had to bow to competition from Asian mass producers. His models appear from the years 30 because, besides the style, the cellulose acetate she used was very similar to bakelite and some older plastics, like the galalith. After the failure of his business in 1981, a New York merchant bought a large part of his remaining stock to sell in the United conditions. The French designer became famous there after the closure of her business. Brooch representing a limousine. Rhodoid in pearly light gray tones for the main part and black for the rest. Signed on the back. Excellent état, the marks that we observe (on both sides of the spindle), are not due to shock, but made during manufacturing . (The material, is in no way homogeneous) Longueur: 7 cm width at its widest part: 2.5 cm, the silk scarf, is offered with the brooch