18K Gold Victorian Torpedo Earrings, Antique French Provincial Earrings, Victorian Dangle Earrings, XIX century Jewelry antique_deco_ring With a small ruby paste

With a small ruby paste stone set in a starburst setting and surrounded by a reed and cross hatch frame

but this is not visible when worn

It was likely part of a longer Victorian chain that got cut down as styles changed but retains all of its original charm

55 in (width) or 2 cm (length) x 1

including some small dents which have been photographed

18K Gold Victorian Torpedo Earrings, Antique French Provincial Earrings, Victorian Dangle Earrings, XIX century Jewelry antique_deco_ring With a small ruby pasteThese beautiful regional earrings were common in the French provinces of Normandy, Auvergne, Provence, and Vendee in the 18th and 19th centuries. Made of stamped 18k Gold, very few survived to the present. Although they were once very common they were too expensive and difficult to repair, thus the vast majority have been broken, lost, or melted down to make new jewelry. Featuring long, hollow tassels with a concave face affixed to a lever back ball