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Isabelle was born in Paris on the “Night of Kings” in 1945, daughter to Genevieve Corre, and Blas Canovas, a Spanish fabric designer. The product of designers, she began work at an early age as accessories designer at Hermes, and later to Louis Vuitton. She received acclaim from Patrick Vuitton who felt she could help in modernizing the image of Vuitton in the 70‘s. After only one year, she left the company to join Christian Dior as head designer for a span of almost 10 years. At the age of 37, she opened her own boutique with husband Michael de Cornelius in the very high end and fashionable AV. Montaigne of Paris. Her luxurious take on accessories was widely popular, and she soon opened shop in 1985 on Madison Avenue, NY, and in 1988 on 27 Hermosilla, Madrid, Spain.

Her customers knew that she never discounted or loaned pieces to anyone, no matter what the celebrity value was. This marketing strategy helped her customers know that the accessories would NEVER devalue with time. Her editions for each season were in small amounts, and often collections were theme based (circus, African, garden, etc). She achieved much acclaim including the “T Award” from Telva Magazine for best international designer, and multiple Dafnis gold metal awards. Unfortunately, her design career ended with the announcement of her store closing on December 2, 1992.

This MUSEUM QUALITY bracelet is made from fossilized horn coral weighing a hefty 413 grams (14.5 ounces). The coral is polished to a high sheen and all of the vascular elements of the once living flora can be seen it this fossil specimen. It is 1 1/2" wide with walls that vary in thickness from 3/8" to 7/8" inches. The outer bangle has 7 gem quality cabochons of jade, tiger eye, and lapis lazuli carved to resemble turtle shells. The inner bangle has a brass lining with rolled edges, and the original "Made in France" paper tag is attached. It has no other signature but was purchased directly from Isabel in Paris around 1985. It is in excellent condition with only normal tarnish to the brass metal hardware. This piece translates as "wood" in the photo, but is definitely stone.