Double drop 'coque de perle' ovals set in a border of iron pyrites with later gold wires.English c.1780.Perfect condition.1 1/2 inches long.
Coque de perle literally French for 'pearl shell' was an c18th fashion of using the finest East Indian shells,cutting the most domed sections to create a faux pearl,these delicate 'eggshells' packed with cement and backed with mother of pearl.