Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch wool textile One has a thin split

One has a thin split in the wood at one end

presumed mid- to late-19th century

5 " wide x 2

1 1/2" across at base

Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch wool textile One has a thin splitI 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