Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch Haitian wood carving I can say it is

I can say it is also one of the most useful

from roots to branches to leaves to fruit

I also imagine that the stopper once extended into a spoon

I am not entirely sure if the "blade" was meant to be a letter opener or knife or what not

Bernard Chaudron Mid-Century Brutalist Cast Bronze Brooch Haitian wood carving I can say it isI 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