Christian DIOR by HENKEL & GROSSE x Atelier Francis WINTER Elegant rhodium-plated metal brooch set with ruby-red crystals and iridescent red rhinestones 1958 Signed on plate With box 9 x 5 cm Francis Winter was well known for his exceptional design and selection of stones to create the perfect piece of jewellery art and to this end he project managed the work between Christian Dior and Daniel Swarovski to create the Aurora Borealis crystal in the 1950s. Brooch, German silver (alpaka), rhodium-plated, glass stones (ruby, Crystal Volcano) Bibliography: Gisela WIEGERT, "Bijoux Christian Dior", p. 35 Adelheid RASCHE with Christina THOMSON, "Christian Dior and Germany 1947 to 1957", Arnoldsche, p168