Zoe Coste Reminiscence Paris Smokey Crystal and Opaque Frosted Grey Glass Clip On Earrings

Zoe Coste Reminiscence Paris Smoky Crystal and Opaque Frosted Grey Glass Clip On Earrings featuring a wonderful Gold Plated byzantine/etruscan design. The main opaque frosted grey angular molded glass stones are set on the underside or a decorative cup with integral ring, which is attached to a free moving oval ring. The softly faceted smoky crystal stones are set between open work cups and are attached to another free moving decorative oval ring. These beautiful droppers hang below the open work scrolled and tapered body of the earring, which has three round faceted smoky crystals vertically set. Signed on the reverse on a large round cartouche 'REMINISCENCE PARIS'. These utterly gorgeous clip on earrings measure 7.6cm high and 3.8cm at their widest point and together they weigh 48g. A pair of incredible statement clip on earrings by the wonderful Zoe Coste.

Zoe Coste was a young hairdresser in the 1970's when she met Nino Amaddeo, an Italian photographer who was living in Belgium. They were passionate creatives and they decided to combine their creative talents and open up a jewellery and perfume business in a small boutique in Juan-Les-Pins on the French Riviera, which they called 'Reminiscence'.

Initially their new jewellery and perfume House had an appealing bazaar/hippie vibe to it, with music, wonderful smells and exciting jewellery. All the items were handcrafted by local artisans using raw materials collected by Zoe and Nino from around the world. They used their backpacking experiences to bring a little of the exoticism from around the globe to their customers.

Zoe was passionate about designing large, colourful and extravagant pieces, quite often inspired by the East. Her pieces were handcrafted in small editions and are therefore very scarce today. They were worn in the 1980s on the French Haute Couture runways. Musicians, rock stars and actors wore the jewellery on stage as well as in their music videos. Zoe and Nino enjoyed increasing popularity in the 1980's and opened shops in Cannes and Paris. Zoe Coste died in 2007 but the company still exists and is still run by her family.