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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$1,375Sale Price|44% Off
Rare and Vintage 1980s Giorgio Armani Bracelet
By Giorgio Armani, Coppola e Toppo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Fabulous vintage bracelet by Giorgio Armani. Made of fire polished Czech crystals and rhinestones meticulously wire wrapped together. The back of one of one of the medallions has a G...
Glass
$1,950Sale Price|25% Off
1950s Coppola e Toppo Sculpted Crystal Collar Necklace Smokey Red Surrealism
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Statement Collar Necklace, with an intricate design of Smokey Crystal Beads with Shades of Deep Blood Red & Bright Red Crystal Beads Woven into a Sculpted Design. Coppola e Toppo Sig...
Crystal
Venice Souvenir Building Ashtray Vintage, Italy, 1950s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A 1950s souvenir building architectural model ashtray. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of metal. A beautiful nice item to use...
Metal
$1,200
H 0.5 in W 1 in D 2.25 in
Rare Vintage Chanel Figural Coco Chanel Brooch in Gold-Tone Metal, Paris, 1980s
By Chanel
Located in San Diego, CA
An exceptionally rare and evocative vintage Chanel figural brooch, depicting a stylized female figure widely understood to represent Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel herself. Elegantly elonga...
Gold Plate
Rare early 1980s Iggy Pop Announcement
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“Iggy Pop Invites You To Join Him for a Private New Year’s Eve Celebration at The Hard Rock Cafe.” Extremely rare vintage announcement card; New York City c.1981. 4x6 inches. Good overall vintage condition. Unsigned. Iggy Pop is an American rock singer-songwriter, musician, and occasional actor, who is often referred to as the godfather of punk. His role as the outrageous and unpredictable frontman of protopunk band The Stooges...
Paper
Vintage Tridacna Gigas Clam Shell, Nautical Decor, 1980s
Located in Vilnius, LT
Large vintage natural shell clam "Tridacna gigas" from Indo-Pacific region. Good vintage condition.
Shell
1950s Rare Piero Fornasetti Smocking Box
By Fornasetti
Located in Water Mill, NY
Midcentury rare size P.Fornasetti smocking box.
Metal
$1,279Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 12.6 in D 11.23 in
Rare Knoll International Vintage Catalogue, Early 1980s
By Knoll
Located in Milan, IT
A rare and striking vintage catalogue from Knoll International, dating back to the early 1980s. This substantial hardcover edition, bound in elegant fabric, comprises 90 richly desig...
Metal
Giant Golfball, 1980s
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Giant vintage golfball in cream plaster/plastic. 8.5" diameter. Likely used as a store display. Whimsical desktop object or paperweight. Very heavy a...
Paint, Plastic
Vintage 1980s Knoll Furniture Metal Truck
By Knoll
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fun Knoll Furniture miniature die-case truck made by Winross. Given to Knoll's vendors as a gift, it is a 1:64 scale model with removable cab and trailer with metal and plastic pa...
Metal
$550
H 3.75 in W 14.5 in D 12.25 in
Large Mid-Century Italian Giorgio Armani Eye Glasses Factice Shop Display Piece
By Giorgio Armani
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This is a rare and unique item! The Armani Eyeglasses Factic for display in a shop comes with its original cardboard packaging and is made of metal a...
Metal
1950s Ditidaht TOTEM
By Native American Art
Located in Coeur d'Alene, ID
Ditidaht First Nation TOTEM by Rick Williams the brother of John T. Williams partnered with other Native carvers to create at tribute to John in the form...
Cedar
$52Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.5 in W 20.25 in D 0.38 in
Vintage Tribal Spoon Bib Necklace, Metal and Leather, 1980s Design
By Harry Bertoia
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, a Vintage Tribal Ethnic Spoon Bib Necklace. Dimensions: 20.25 fully extended, de dent decor 4 w x 3.5 h Please visit take a look at our listings, we have an ...
Metal
$179Sale Price|50% Off
H 4.73 in W 10.24 in D 8.27 in
Vintage Safe Deposit Box In Steel, Czechoslovakia 1980s
Located in Zohor, SK
Step back in time with this remarkable vintage steel safe box, a testament to both craftsmanship and security. Crafted in the 1980s within the borde...
Steel
Sold
H 1.25 in W 2 in D 1 in
Vintage Coppola e Toppo Blue Green Pink Crystal Encrusted Trinket Pill Box
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful rare vintage Coppola e Toppo trinket or pill box. Top encrusted with hand wired crystals, in blues, greens and pink in ornate embossed gold tone design holder. Signed: MADE...
Crystal
Rare Coppola & Toppo smoking set
By Coppola e Toppo
Located in Milan, IT
A Coppola & toppo smoking set consisting of a sigarette box, A lighter and an ashtray. Fully marked Coppola & Toppo