Suite of two pairs of 18K (750) gold "fish-like" earrings with enamelled decoration of flowers. French work, punches for Paris 1798-1809 and Paris 1819-1838. Heights: about 5 and 4.2 cm. Gross weight : 10.9 g (enamel lacks, repairs). The fishes are formed by an oval ring decorated with a pattern worn on the front. The ring, of big dimensions, is consolidated by a spacer drawing an S. The tradition reports that these earrings were worn by the fishmongers of Marseille, in reality, it seems that they were the prerogative of women in various regions of France. Monique Poulenc and Anne-Michèle Margerie, Les bijoux traditionnels français, RMN 1998, p. 167.