Double Samothrace Wing  –  hand embroidered brooch

Macon&Lesquoy x Le Musée du Louvre 
Size: about 4x6,9cm each

Winged Victory of Samothrace
First half of the 2nd century BC
Parian marble

Paris, Louvre Museum, Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities.

Very early in Greece, victory was represented as a winged goddess. The Winged Victory of Samothrace is the most famous example.
Erected on the island of Samothrace at the beginning of the 2nd century BC, this statue was discovered in 1863 and sent to the Louvre Museum. The way its wings spread backward indicates that Victory has just landed on the prow of a warship, probably to commemorate a naval victory and to honor the victor.

©Photo musée du Louvre, Dist. GrandPalaisRmn / Philippe Fuzeau.

The embroidery designs for our brooches are exclusively imagined and created by the M&L designers. Each piece is entirely hand-embroidered using **cannetille** wire, following a centuries-old Indo-Pakistani embroidery technique. That is why, in 2009, we recruited our artisans in Pakistan, where we established our own embroidery workshop.

Our brooches are delicate. Avoid friction and contact with water. To keep them looking their best for years to come, store them carefully in their beautiful presentation box.

Our orders are prepared and shipped from Monday to Friday from Granville in Normandy.

We offer a classic delivery via Colissimo and an express delivery via Chronopost. More infos

Free delivery :

• 80€ of purchases in Metropolitan France
• Click&Collect in our store in Paris and in our workshop in Granville

You have up to 30 days to exchange or return your order.