Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels Vintage gold hoop earrings

Vintage gold hoop earrings

it dates from the late 19th Century

Late Storr & Mortimer

4cm (including bail)

The two stone style is commonly referred to as "Toi et Moi" (you and me)

Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels Vintage gold hoop earringsDATE: Vintage, 1969 Charming 1960s winkle charm in 9 karat gold. The gold has an incredibly finely textured finish, quite lifelike, with a full set of (tiny) Birmingham hallmarks. Winkles, aka Periwinkles, are a small, black, snail like shellfish that form a traditional part of a British seafood platter. Sold live or cooked, and often by the pint (apparently enough for three or four people), winkles represented a certain working class solidarity