18K Gold French Regional Poissardes Earrings, Antique Dangle Earrings Foiled Garnet Victorian Etruscan Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Bridal antique_deco_ring The leaves are worked in

The leaves are worked in green gold

It now stands as a testament to the history of the piece

this lovely bracelet bears a distinctive hallmark

5 cmPendant Measurements: 1

18K Gold French Regional Poissardes Earrings, Antique Dangle Earrings Foiled Garnet Victorian Etruscan Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Bridal antique_deco_ring The leaves are worked inThese lovely regional earrings are known as "briquets" as they resembled steel flints used to make fires. Popular in the regions around le Dauphin and Auvergne they evolved from poissardes, a style which earned it's name by being worn by the fishmonger's wives. Very old indeed, they hail from the first half of the 19th century. As they are small and delicate, it becomes rarer and rarer to find them in functional, wearable condition. Often they were