Party Earrings?

I recently bought these earrings at a holiday party and jewelry sale. I love the coppery tones.  They are a nice compliment to my skin tone. And of course they have a Guyot finding in them. At about 1 3/4" they are a little to big for me to wear at work, but I think they make a great pair to wear to a party. So that's what I will do - tomorrow morning is my book group's annual holiday brunch and Yankee swap, and I will turn up wearing these festive jingly drops.

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We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904. 

Textured Teardrops

It's getting to be a little joke with myself....I love these earrings...seems like I say that to all the gorgeous dangles. But these are special. The primitive texture of these teardrops is subtle but alluring. They make you look twice. Are they hand-pounded? Hard to say. Lightweight and substantial at once. About 3/4" overall, small enough to be worn at work. Or even Yoga class.

www.guyotbrothers.com

We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904. 

Fallen Coins

My dad, Marshall Guyot, loved the texture in this finding. He called it the "fallen coins" texture, and he loved the heaviness of the design combined with the simplicity of the shape. I like the Art Deco nature of them. They do make a nice pair of earrings. At one inch, they are big enough to be noticed and small enough to be worn to work, although I have seen earrings made with this finding where this is the top, posted, and a larger piece of the same style hangs below. 

The original design probably dates back to the 1930's. 

www.guyotbrothers.com

We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904. 

Hoops with Panache

This is another pair of earrings that I would love to wear but haven't yet. I love the rounded shape and the irregular hook-like area at the top where the ear wire loops on. At about two inches long, they are another pair of earrings that require a strong sense of fashion-self in order to wear them well. I'm not a fashion follower, truth be told. I like simple comfortable clothing and don't generally follow current fashions. It just occurred to me though, that I could wear these with all black...to a party. Hmm, maybe to tomorrow night's Halloween party?

www.guyotbrothers.com

We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904. 

Dapped Filigree Hoops

When a company is as old as Guyot Brothers is, it's nearly impossible to guess what an item in the line was originally designed for. The records certainly go back for decades, but there are very few notes on how the item was to be used, and only sometimes is the customer's name listed. The company made a lot of items for button manufacturers, so it's quite possible this particular center pierce and dap was a rendition developed along that line from the original flat filigree that was already in production. The curious person in me would like to know, but we can't have everything. Fortunately, these dapped filigree hoops make a fine pair of earrings. So I'll be satisfied with that.

www.guyotbrothers.com

We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904. 

Must Try On

When I first saw this jewelry finding being used as a drop earring, it was surprising, because in my limited imagination, I always saw it as the backing for a brooch or for a pendant, linked together as a bracelet, anything but an earring, in fact. So it was out of curiosity more than anything that I pulled a couple of pieces from the stock drawer, had them antiqued and hung them on ear wires. When I put them on for the first time this morning, they took on a lovely, gentle look that I really liked. It's like that dress on the hanger in the store that you think is not suitable but a friend nudges you. "Try it on, even if for the laughs", she might say. And then you put the dress on, stand back from the mirror, and like it so much you buy it and wear it often. That's how I feel about these earrings. They need to be tried on for the best effect. About 1 3/4" overall.

www.guyotbrothers.com

We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904. 

Hearts or Leaves?

Another pair of my favorite earrings. Filigree will never get old. That really isn't true. Filigree has been around since around 3000 B.C. which makes some of it pretty darned old, but the look of filigree is always popping up in jewelry designs, no matter the current fad. This design was added to the line in the 1940's. We have customers who insist these are leaves and customers who use them as hearts. Either way, they make a beautiful pair of earrings. This pair is about three quarters of an inch long. We make them in a larger size as well.

www.guyotbrothers.com

We do not make jewelry. We are suppliers to the trade. Guyot Brothers has been leaders in ornamental stampings since 1904.