Rare Art Noveau Woman and Bat, bronze and green enamel earrings. eran001

Unique earrings made from ornate Art Nouveau buttons. The buttons depict a lady wearing a large hat behind a flying bat. Very unusual, very good condition. Approximately one inch in diameter, hung from a gold filled ear wire. 1.5" long.  The fascination for oriental motifs spread through the United States and Great Britain during the 19th century. Bats began appearing frequently in Art Nouveau design and were a popular motif in jewelry created in gold, plique-a-jour enamel, diamonds, rubies and other gems by Rene Lalique and other designers. Lalique was so fond of bats that he even used them as a motif to decorate his showcase at the Univeral Exhibition in Paris.