Dollchunk

Dollchunk Dollchunk celebrates the celestialness of being puffy, the bright supernal outlook of all things rotund and happy.

Founded by Kristen Bateman in 2021, our dollhouse designs and handcrafts everything in New York City, in limited batches.

Lemon lime!!!
05/11/2026

Lemon lime!!!

Our Victoriana snake necklace πŸ’‹πŸŒΉ the Victorian snake inspiration with the Dollchunk twist πŸ’—
05/10/2026

Our Victoriana snake necklace πŸ’‹πŸŒΉ the Victorian snake inspiration with the Dollchunk twist πŸ’—

05/08/2026

Rare Victorian cut steel treasures on the site now!

Cut steel is one of those jewelry secrets that feels like you’ve discovered a doorway to the jewelry box of an extravagant royal from hundreds of years ago. Cut steel was born in 18th century England, Woodstock and Birmingham more specifically, and later manufactured in huge quantities in France, where Parisian ateliers refined it into something delicate and ballroom-ready. The whole point of cut steel was candlelight. These pieces were designed for a world before electricity, when the only sparkle in the room came from a flickering chandelier, and each tiny faceted stud was cut to throw that wavering light back in a hundred directions. Up close, cut steel is exactly what it sounds like: minuscule polished steel studs, each one hand-faceted with as many as fifteen little faces, then riveted onto a backing in dense glittering clusters that read, by candleflame, almost exactly like diamonds.

It had its first big moment in the late 1700s and then a full Victorian revival. Shoe buckles are the most common surviving form. They were everywhere, on everyone. But the larger pieces, like what we are offering, are vanishingly rare.

A full cut steel brooch, a cascading pendant, an entire bracelet of faceted studs intact and unrusted is the kind of find that makes even the most jaded vintage dealer go silent for a second. Each one is, when you really look at it, a tiny act of obsession! Think: a jeweler at a bench faceting hundreds of metal studs by hand for one evening’s worth of shimmer.

05/06/2026
05/06/2026

I’m hoarding a bunch of these absolutely insane vintage trembler brooches from the personal collection of Iris Apfel! Sold one and this one is still available ✨✨✨✨

05/05/2026

Rare victorian cut steel jewels coming to the site Friday!!! πŸ’šπŸ–€πŸ’Ž

Toxic bad baby πŸ€πŸ’šπŸŒ΄πŸ΅
05/05/2026

Toxic bad baby πŸ€πŸ’šπŸŒ΄πŸ΅

Flower child and bubble gum tooth with vintage bangles πŸ€
05/02/2026

Flower child and bubble gum tooth with vintage bangles πŸ€

04/28/2026

New vintage sterling jewelry coming to the site on Friday but message us to shop early if you see something you like.

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90 Church Street #707
New York, NY
10008

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