18K Gold French Regional Poissardes Earrings, Antique Dangle Earrings Foiled Garnet Victorian Etruscan Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Bridal antique_deco_ring and a conveniently compact size

and a conveniently compact size

visible in photos and video

The leaves are worked in green gold

Hallmarked with a crab

rich buttery color from the patina of time and remains a spectacular example of French workmanship from many years ago

18K Gold French Regional Poissardes Earrings, Antique Dangle Earrings Foiled Garnet Victorian Etruscan Art Nouveau Belle Epoque Bridal antique_deco_ring and a conveniently compact sizeThese 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