For pierced ears.
Pair of earrings in 18 karat yellow gold.
The lever- back earrings are each adorned with a coral cameo representing for one the profile of a woman and for the other the profile of a man, all in closed setting with engraved plant motifs.
This antique lever- back earring retains another oval shaped cameo representing also the profile of a man for one and a woman for the other, held in the same set and adorned on the upper and lower part of foliage.
The antique ears pendants are finished in pendants by a gold pearl entirely chiselled.
The lower part can be detached from the coral lever- back allowing to wear this antique jewel in two ways.
The attachment system is from the front.
Overall dimensions: Height: 6.7 cm, width: 18 mm, thickness: 8 mm.
Dimensions of the lever- back part: Height: 2.5 cm, width: 15.1 mm, thickness: 8 mm.
Total weight of the jewel: 18,8 g approximately.
antique jewel - French work of the 1830s.
Our opinion: These antique jewels have become extremely rare, especially in this condition.
The story of this jewel: From an important succession of a large French family, these earrings would have been made to special order.
Cameos would represent the 4 children (2 girls and 2 boys) of the applicant couple.
This item has been used and may have some minor flaws. Before purchasing, please refer to the images for the exact condition of the item.