Egyptian Revival Limoges Enamel Beetle Earrings venus Fully helmeted

Fully helmeted

set in a high carat ring mount with elegant pinched shoulders

The son of Zeus and Maia the Pleiad

Width at head: 4

Inscription reads: "A Lagdon 7 Dec 1721 ceta 60"

Egyptian Revival Limoges Enamel Beetle Earrings venus Fully helmetedDATE: Art Deco, c. 1925 An exceptional pair of enamelled torpedo earrings by Charles Peltant of Limoges. They're decorated with iridescent beetles (possibly cicindelidae, tiger beetles. Run so fast they're temporarily blinded) and lotusy foliate motifs indicating they're probably Art Deco Egyptian Revival as opposed to Art Nouveau as they initially appear. Limoges, south western France, has had a few golden eras in enamelling, beginning in the 12th