Description

Guillotine earrings like these were a popular accessory during the reign of terror of the French Revolution (1790s), when the guillotine was seen as an instrument of liberation. They are suitable as a small provocation to your outfit of the revolutionary period.

silver-coloured, zinc alloy

c. 30 x 17 mm

Guillotine Earrings commemorating the execution of Louis XVI. (c.1793)