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Coppola e Toppo

Italian

Postwar Italian fashion jewelry company Coppola e Toppo created flamboyant, larger-than-life accessories that earned the brand legions of admirers in luxury houses and retail shops all over Europe. Working with unconventional materials such as gunmetal, crystal beads and Murano glass, Coppola e Toppo became known for its range of distinctive, vibrantly colored necklaces, earrings, bracelets and more. 

Today, Coppola e Toppo is revered as an iconic producer of costume, or fashion, jewelry, which is designed to accessorize with current fashions and typically made with inexpensive materials. The Venice-born Lyda Coppola (1915–86) worked in postwar Milan at a tailor and learned jewelry design with Czech jewelry maker Ada Pollitzer. She launched her jewelry house in the late 1940s, and when she was married, she added her surname Toppo to the company name and was supported by her brother Bruno Coppola in her endeavor. 

Although a feature in Vogue that ran shortly after Coppola e Toppo took shape proved to be a significant piece of publicity for the Italian brand — which would soon design lavish confections for the likes of Lanvin, Balmain, Valentino and others — the 1960s are said to have been a turning point for Coppola e Toppo, especially as the era’s fashion-conscious jewelry lovers increasingly became enamored with candy-colored gems. An embrace of free expression and fascination with cultures around the world took hold and resulted in vibrant jewelry with global influences.

Christian Dior and Balenciaga purchased numerous pieces from Coppola e Toppo that would adorn their models and be sold in their retail spaces, and many other clients and customers soon followed. Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli commissioned the jewelers to create a collection, which they titled Bijoux Voyagers. 

In 2020, Italian businessman Pietro Paolo Longhitano and designer Rossella Jardini announced plans to relaunch the Coppola e Toppo brand, with a focus on the style and materials that made the brand famous in the first place.

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Coppola e Toppo 1950s Large Silver & Clear Crystal Starburst Sputnik Earrings
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
A dramatic large pair of 1950s Starburst or sputnik style earrings by famous brother and sister Italian design team Coppola e Toppo. Each dome shape earrings measures about 2" in dia...
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1950s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo

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Brass

Coppola e Toppo Blue Crystal Drapery Necklace, 1950s
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Located in Atlanta, GA
A fabulously fresh and joyful multistrand necklace designed by Coppola e Toppo in the 1950s. The piece is built with eight separate strands of beads brought together at the ends by t...
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1950s Italian Retro Vintage Coppola e Toppo

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Bronze

Coppola & Toppo beaded necklace with a snake head and tail, Italy 1950
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Fabulously fresh and exceptional multi strand faux pearl and cut rhinestone necklace with a snake head and snake tail at the other end designed by C & T in the 1950's The snake head, tail and 2 fasteners made of cognac colored cut rhinestones are applied to a brass mold...
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1940s Italian Art Deco Vintage Coppola e Toppo

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Crystal, Brass

Emilio Pucci by Coppola e Toppo Vintage Tie Necklace/Belt, 60s
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Verviers, Région Wallonne
Fashion and collectable Emilio Pucci by Coppola e Toppo Vintage Tie Necklace/Belt, 60s. Pucci print and brown crystal faceted beads. Excelle...
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20th Century Coppola e Toppo

Coppola e Toppo Beaded Smoke Berry Bib
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in New York, NY
Elaborate and striking Coppola et Toppo Beaded Berry Bib from the 1960's Italy. Intricately beaded berry motifs are attached to a beaded collar of the same beads in smokey faceted re...
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1960s Italian Vintage Coppola e Toppo

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Brass, Gilt Metal

Coppola e Toppo Beaded Smoke Berry Bib
Coppola e Toppo Beaded Smoke Berry Bib
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W 3.5 in L 16 in
Coppola e Toppo Six Strand Clear and Caramel Brown Crystal Bead Necklace 1950s
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in London, GB
Fabulous Coppola e Toppo gold plated six strand necklace, with clear and caramel brown crystal beads on nylon thread, and a decorative crystal bead clasp. The lovely caramel beads are graduated in size and colour. The shortest strand is length 45cm / 17.71 inches, and there is an extension of 6.5cm / 2.56 inches. This is a beautiful and stylish Italian multi strand...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Coppola e Toppo

Coppola e Toppo Chartreuse Kelly Green Beaded Wrap Necklace Italian
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in North Miami, FL
Theater, drama and jaw drooping beauty are in this Italian vintage Coppola e Toppo plastic beaded chartreuse and kelly green foliage necklace. This dramatic and show stopping green plastic beaded necklace...
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1990s Italian Modern Coppola e Toppo

Coppola & Toppo, Italien 1950s hand beaded crystal necklace
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Impressive 5 row crystal necklace in brown and green cut Crystal stones. Elaborate hand beaded clasp with signature and the hand beaded green oval...
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1950s Italian Arts and Crafts Vintage Coppola e Toppo

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Crystal, Brass

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Find a range of Coppola e Toppo jewelry & watches available on 1stDibs. Each of these unique items was designed with extraordinary care, often using gilt metal. While looking for the most stylish antique or vintage Coppola e Toppo jewelry to pair with your ensemble, you’ll find that Coppola e Toppo crystal jewelry & watches, from our inventory of 3, can add a particularly distinctive touch to your look. We have 24 pieces in this collection as well as a number of other designs by this jeweler. While this collection reflects work that originated over various time periods, most of these items were designed during the 20th century. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider jewelry & watches by Gianmaria Buccellati, Palmiero, and Assor Gioielli. Prices for Coppola e Toppo jewelry & watches can differ depending upon gemstone, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $290 and tops out at $8,800, while pieces like these, on average, can sell for $1,573.

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