JEAN MAHIE Square ClipsOn Earrings in Textured 22Kt

Square earrings designed by Jean Mahie. These clips-on earrings types are a beautiful pieces of art, created in Paris France by the artist and goldsmith Jean Mahie, back in the late 1980. The pair of sculptural ear-clips has been crafted in solid rich yellow gold of 22 karats and are finished with textured, hammered patterns and with eight irregular perforations. The earrings are fitted at the reverse with comfortable hinged French omega backs for fastening clips and the gold posts for pierced ears can be easily added if need it. Weight: 13.75 grams (8.85 Dwt). Measurements: 26 mm by 26 mm by 5 mm (1.02 x 1.02 x 0.20 Inches). Hallmarks: They are both stamped in the obverse, twice with the maker's mark, and twice with the mark for the assay of the gold and signed, "JM 22KT.". Jean Mahie Is the result of a wonderfully symbiotic and fruitful partnership between Jacline Mazard and her father-in-law Jean-Marie Mazard. They first began combining their artistic talents in 1969, working from a studio in Mouans-Sartoux in the South of France, and launched their jewellery line the following year.  Neither was formally trained and both preferred to work with 22ct gold in order to realize their unique style that embodied primitive form, motifs and techniques.  Everything they made was entirely hand crafted with Jacline often drawing inspiration from her memories of growing up near the ancient ruins of Carthage in Tunisia.  Their bold, imaginative, exotic pieces in r