The Collection

Brass

Made to be noticed, and made to be kept. Solid brass and natural shell, shaped by hand, and marked a little more by every night you carry it.

The Matsya Fish solid brass minaudière hanging from its chain, front view — Gullye
The Matsya Fish minaudière, interior view
The Matsya Fish brass minaudière held to the chest by a model in a brown slip dress
The Matsya Fish brass minaudière carried by its chain by a model walking in a brown dress and black heels
The Matsya Fish
$345
The Amour minaudière, three-quarter view
The Amour solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Amour heart-shaped brass minaudière with bird and foliage engraving, front view on its chain — Gullye
The Amour heart-shaped brass minaudière, angled side view showing the hinge and engraved detail
The Amour
$245
The Botanist solid brass top-handle bag with botanical relief and twisted handle, front view — Gullye
The Botanist solid brass top-handle bag, front view — Gullye
The Botanist solid brass top-handle bag photographed from above, showing engraved botanical relief and round handle
The Botanist top-handle bag, three-quarter view
The Botanist
$245
The Dholak drum-shaped solid brass minaudière with top handle, side tassels, and chain, front view — Gullye
The Dholak solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Dholak minaudière, three-quarter view
The Dholak minaudière worn by a model as an evening accessory
The Dholak
$245
The Nomad two-tone brass top-handle bag with charm-strung handle and coin fringe, front view — Gullye
The Nomad two-tone brass bag held by a model wearing a plaid jacket, gold bangles, and a cream skirt
The Nomad two-tone brass top-handle bag, front view with shells, beads, and bells along the handle
The Nomad two-tone brass bag lying on its side with the lid open, charm-strung handle resting flat
The Nomad two-tone brass top-handle bag in profile, showing its pointed base and charm-strung upright handle
The Nomad
$245
The Geode brass minaudière carried by a model, styled for evening
The Geode hand-cast brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Geode brass minaudière, three-quarter view
The Geode brass minaudière, side profile
The Geode
$495
The Mosaic brass minaudière with hand-set glass stones, front view hanging from its chain — Gullye
The Mosaic solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Mosaic brass minaudière shown open, revealing the black velvet-lined interior and gold chain
The Mosaic brass minaudière with hand-set glass stones, angled side view on its chain
The Mosaic
$245
An ornate gold-toned metal handbag with intricate filigree cutouts, a curved top handle, and a dangling beaded fringe along the bottom, shown against a plain light background.
The Lattice box bag, three-quarter view
The Lattice box bag, side profile
The Lattice solid brass box bag, front view — Gullye
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The Lattice
$245
The Siren Fish solid brass minaudière with red glass eye, hanging from its chain, front view — Gullye
The Siren Fish solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Siren Fish brass minaudière held in a hand against a plain cream background
The Siren Fish minaudière worn by a model as an evening accessory
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The Siren Fish
$245
The Fugu Fish minaudière carried by a model, styled for evening
The Fugu Fish solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Fugu Fish minaudière, three-quarter view
The Fugu Fish minaudière, interior view
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The Fugu Fish
$345
The Ametrine gold-finish brass clutch with a mother-of-pearl shell inlay, hanging from its chain — Gullye
The Ametrine solid brass clutch, front view — Gullye
The Ametrine clutch, three-quarter view
The Ametrine gold-finish brass clutch, back view showing textured metalwork and pearl-topped clasp
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The Ametrine
$345
An oval clutch bag featuring a mother-of-pearl shell inlay with iridescent pink and gold tones, framed by gold-tone metal trim and a small top clasp, set against a plain off-white background.
The Éclat natural mother-of-pearl clutch, front view — Gullye
A small oval clutch bag made from a natural iridescent abalone shell, framed with gold-tone metal and a gold clasp, resting on a light beige surface against a warm cream background.
The Éclat shell clutch, three-quarter view
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The Éclat
$345
The Volute natural shell clutch with brass frame, chain coiled around it on a cream surface — Gullye
The Volute natural conch-shell clutch, front view — Gullye
The Volute natural shell clutch resting on its side with the gold chain looped beneath it
The Volute natural shell clutch shown open, revealing the dark lining inside its brass-framed lid
The Volute shell clutch styled by a model in an editorial look
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The Volute
$345
The Aurora shell clutch, three-quarter view
The Aurora natural mother-of-pearl clutch, front view — Gullye
The Aurora shell clutch carried by a model, styled for evening
The Aurora shell clutch worn by a model as an evening accessory
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The Aurora
$395
The Ormolu shell clutch carried by a model, styled for evening
The Ormolu gold-tone shell clutch, front view — Gullye
The Ormolu shell clutch, three-quarter view
The Ormolu shell clutch worn by a model as an evening accessory
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The Ormolu
$450
At the bench

Seven stages, one pair of hands.

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The Collection · 15 pieces

Brass

Made to be noticed, and made to be kept. Solid brass and natural shell, shaped by hand, and marked a little more by every night you carry it.

The Matsya Fish solid brass minaudière hanging from its chain, front view — Gullye
The Matsya Fish minaudière, interior view
The Matsya Fish brass minaudière held to the chest by a model in a brown slip dress
The Matsya Fish brass minaudière carried by its chain by a model walking in a brown dress and black heels

The Matsya Fish

$345
The Amour minaudière, three-quarter view
The Amour solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Amour heart-shaped brass minaudière with bird and foliage engraving, front view on its chain — Gullye
The Amour heart-shaped brass minaudière, angled side view showing the hinge and engraved detail

The Amour

$245
At the bench

Seven stages, one pair of hands.

The Botanist solid brass top-handle bag with botanical relief and twisted handle, front view — Gullye
The Botanist solid brass top-handle bag, front view — Gullye
The Botanist solid brass top-handle bag photographed from above, showing engraved botanical relief and round handle
The Botanist top-handle bag, three-quarter view

The Botanist

$245
The Dholak drum-shaped solid brass minaudière with top handle, side tassels, and chain, front view — Gullye
The Dholak solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Dholak minaudière, three-quarter view
The Dholak minaudière worn by a model as an evening accessory

The Dholak

$245
The Nomad two-tone brass top-handle bag with charm-strung handle and coin fringe, front view — Gullye
The Nomad two-tone brass bag held by a model wearing a plaid jacket, gold bangles, and a cream skirt
The Nomad two-tone brass top-handle bag, front view with shells, beads, and bells along the handle
The Nomad two-tone brass bag lying on its side with the lid open, charm-strung handle resting flat
The Nomad two-tone brass top-handle bag in profile, showing its pointed base and charm-strung upright handle

The Nomad

$245
The Geode brass minaudière carried by a model, styled for evening
The Geode hand-cast brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Geode brass minaudière, three-quarter view
The Geode brass minaudière, side profile

The Geode

$495
The Mosaic brass minaudière with hand-set glass stones, front view hanging from its chain — Gullye
The Mosaic solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Mosaic brass minaudière shown open, revealing the black velvet-lined interior and gold chain
The Mosaic brass minaudière with hand-set glass stones, angled side view on its chain

The Mosaic

$245
An ornate gold-toned metal handbag with intricate filigree cutouts, a curved top handle, and a dangling beaded fringe along the bottom, shown against a plain light background.
The Lattice box bag, three-quarter view
The Lattice box bag, side profile
The Lattice solid brass box bag, front view — Gullye

The Lattice

$245Join waitlist
The Siren Fish solid brass minaudière with red glass eye, hanging from its chain, front view — Gullye
The Siren Fish solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Siren Fish brass minaudière held in a hand against a plain cream background
The Siren Fish minaudière worn by a model as an evening accessory

The Siren Fish

$245Join waitlist
The Fugu Fish minaudière carried by a model, styled for evening
The Fugu Fish solid brass minaudière, front view — Gullye
The Fugu Fish minaudière, three-quarter view
The Fugu Fish minaudière, interior view

The Fugu Fish

$345Join waitlist
The Ametrine gold-finish brass clutch with a mother-of-pearl shell inlay, hanging from its chain — Gullye
The Ametrine solid brass clutch, front view — Gullye
The Ametrine clutch, three-quarter view
The Ametrine gold-finish brass clutch, back view showing textured metalwork and pearl-topped clasp

The Ametrine

$345Join waitlist
An oval clutch bag featuring a mother-of-pearl shell inlay with iridescent pink and gold tones, framed by gold-tone metal trim and a small top clasp, set against a plain off-white background.
The Éclat natural mother-of-pearl clutch, front view — Gullye
A small oval clutch bag made from a natural iridescent abalone shell, framed with gold-tone metal and a gold clasp, resting on a light beige surface against a warm cream background.
The Éclat shell clutch, three-quarter view

The Éclat

$345Join waitlist
The Volute natural shell clutch with brass frame, chain coiled around it on a cream surface — Gullye
The Volute natural conch-shell clutch, front view — Gullye
The Volute natural shell clutch resting on its side with the gold chain looped beneath it
The Volute natural shell clutch shown open, revealing the dark lining inside its brass-framed lid
The Volute shell clutch styled by a model in an editorial look

The Volute

$345Join waitlist
The Aurora shell clutch, three-quarter view
The Aurora natural mother-of-pearl clutch, front view — Gullye
The Aurora shell clutch carried by a model, styled for evening
The Aurora shell clutch worn by a model as an evening accessory

The Aurora

$395Join waitlist
The Ormolu shell clutch carried by a model, styled for evening
The Ormolu gold-tone shell clutch, front view — Gullye
The Ormolu shell clutch, three-quarter view
The Ormolu shell clutch worn by a model as an evening accessory

The Ormolu

$450Join waitlist
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Every bag here is built on brass. Some are cast solid and worked by hand into a fish, a heart, a box pierced with light. Others are frames, a band of brass fitted to the mouth of a shell the ocean spent years building.

The metal

Solid brass, not plated. Cast, then hammered, pierced or engraved by hand. It darkens over time, fastest where your hand holds it. That is the metal behaving like metal, not a fault, and a jeweler's cloth brings the glow back. How to care for a brass bag.

What it holds

Some pieces are built around something else: glass stones held by gold pressed around each edge, freshwater pearls wired into the surface, a slice of natural blue agate cut and polished before it is set. Nothing is glued.

The shell pieces

A few begin with a shell instead of a mold. Conch and mother-of-pearl, framed in brass, iridescent in a way metal cannot be. Because the ocean makes each shell, no two are alike. The guide to shell clutch bags.

Made by hand in India. How a hand-cast brass bag is made and shell craft.