Buccellati Landed in Shanghai With Butterflies, Lobsters, and a Century's Worth of Jewels

Buccellati Landed in Shanghai With Butterflies, Lobsters, and a Century's Worth of Jewels

Exhibition view of Buccellati’s “The Prince of Goldsmiths” show in Shanghai. All images courtesy of Buccellati. Despite having legions of rare stones, red carpet-worthy necklaces, and hand-etched minaudières on hand, the essence of Buccellati’s history may best be embodied in just four brooches shaped like butterflies, a long-standing signature motif. Each was included in the house’s major retrospective in Shanghai, which closed just a few weeks…