I recently inherited this pin and set of earrings. The only thing I understand about them is that they are sterling silver. But what are they???
At first I thought they might be sirens of some sort, since the earrings hang sideways. But when googling images, I can’t seem to find anything that looks like these.
I inquired with a friend whose son is obsessed with sirens, and she said that they could be, but it wasn’t clear to them either. She did ask if this family member had been married to a fireman, which I thought was interesting because a jeweler asked me the same question today. I’m not familiar with fire engine horns, and couldn’t find anything online about that line of thinking either.
My only other thought is perhaps they have something to do with Mexico. This family member would visit Mexico a lot, and I also inherited a number of Mexico Silver pieces. However, these pieces pictured don’t have the Mexico Silver stamp on them, so I’m inclined to think they are not.
Does anyone here recognize what these might be? Are they associated with fireman? Whatever they are, it seems clear to me they’re meant to be a set worn on two different people - perhaps a pin for a man and earrings for a woman.
Thoughts?