Antique French 18K Solid Gold Old Mine Cut Paste Sleeper Earrings 1900s_locket 38 gLength: 7

38 gLength: 7

pansies were often used as a romantic gift as it sounds like the French word for think

They are pieces of art from a time gone before that have been passed down through generations

Period: Art Deco (1920s)

The real showstoppers are the two lozenge link which feature a central half seed pearl and dramatic scrolling frame

Antique French 18K Solid Gold Old Mine Cut Paste Sleeper Earrings 1900s_locket 38 gLength: 7These simple and timeless 18k gold French dormeuse earrings are from the early 1900s and feature a lever back closure system with large old mine cut paste stones, topped with smaller white paste stones. Paste is a leaded glass cut by hand to imitate diamonds and commonly used in the Victorian period. One paste is slightly larger than it's pair, measuring 6. 3 x 6. 4 x 4. 5 mm. The other measures 6 x 6 x 4. 5 mm. These little idiosyncracies are part of