Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels 4cm (including bail)

4cm (including bail)

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

Vintage gold hoop earrings

Dating from the latter half of the 19th Century

Vintage Gold Winkle Charm van cleef & arpels 4cm (including bail)DATE: 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