18K Gold, Diamond Brooch with White Coral, Handcrafted, Vintage

At first glance, this piece could be mistaken for a relic from a fairytale realm — a fragment of a sea queen’s crown, adorned not with pearls, but with porous coral touched by the hand of a mad genius.

This brooch is not merely jewellery — it's sculpture. Each colour, each line, each twist of form tells a story about how raw matter can be transformed into emotion. The white, porous coral — a rare material in itself — here takes on a new identity through hand-painting, reminiscent of the sun-faded facades in Casamassima, an Apulian village where colour speaks louder than words.

18-karat gold winds around the piece like a lifeline, evoking the delicacy of handwoven ribbons from the art déco era. Eight carefully set diamonds do not seek to dominate, but rather elevate the composition — as if echoing starlight reflected on the surface of the sea.

And then, that final touch: a pendant shaped like a starfish — at once joyful and almost childlike in its simplicity, yet profoundly symbolic. For this brooch, in all its colourful extravagance, tells of balance — between land and sea, between the goldsmith’s precision and the artist’s instinctive gesture.

A one-of-a-kind creation. Impossible to replicate.