Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch Haitian wood carving part of the West Coast

part of the West Coast Tribe

the worn dark wood

Based on its marks (there are actually three different marks on the set)

5 1/2" in diameter and 2 7/8" tall

Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch Haitian wood carving part of the West CoastI 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