VTG Catherine Popesco France Heart Shape Enamel Brooch

Vintage elegant rust red enamel heart with floral accents Signed Catherine Popesco France. Catherine Popesco, a Parisian, discovered antique jewelry workshops in the historic Marais area of Paris. These workshops, dating back 200 years, kept the original molds, tools, and dies crafted by artisans during France's golden eras of Le Belle Époque, Art Nouveau, and Art Deco. Catherine Popesco opened a workshop known as Au Bout de Reves in the Loire Valley, France, where she trained skilled artisans in French jewelry-making. Her pieces are made of "old silver" a unique French process of laying sterling silver or 14K gold plate over a copper base.