These antique French cufflinks are designed with mythological dragons. The motifs of griffins,chimera and dragons, were popular with jewelry designers during the Art Nouveau period. They are finely modeled with fine pierced and chased gold work. The links have a secure folding mechanism that have the word Depose and a French guarantee mark for 18k, the head of an eagle. The word Depose was used on jewelry that had an exclusive French patent. ...click for details
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