Vintage Victorian Sphinx Revival Faux Pearl Star Burst Gold Tone Clip Earrings

Vintage Victorian Sphinx Revival Faux Pearl Star Burst Gold Tone Clip Earrings Beautiful round gold tone clip on earrings featuring a faux seed pearl center in black and gold detail. Stamped SPHINX and numbered on the reverse. In good, well working vintage condition with no missing or loose pieces. Measures .75 inch See photos and feel free to message me with any questions S. Root founded Sphinx in London, England, around 1950. The company’s factory, which employed 200-300 workers at its peak, was located in the Chiswick district of west London. This business is known for making a wide variety of costume jewelry ranging from rhinestone pieces to enameled designs and even antique-inspired looks. Sphinx made jewelry for many well-known companies, including Butler & Wilson, Kenneth Jay Lane, Bloomingdale’s, and Neiman Marcus. Unmarked jewelry was sometimes produced for stores to sell under their house brands.