Jewellery, Watches, Antiquities and Objects of Vertu

A pair of Edwardian gold mounted gem set ‘Suffragette’ earrings, the shaped baton drops set with half seed pearls, with millegrain collet set round-cut amethyst terminals, suspended from peridot surmounts, to hook fittings, length 36mm. £120-£180

The colours of green, white and violet (purple) are associated with the suffragette movement for women’s rights in the early 20th century. The colours are sometimes said to represent the slogan “Give Women Votes”.