Featured Antique? What style? Anyone recognize the maker?

Hi,
I thought they were floral but definitely not. Would you call these brutalist? I tried looking up the mark as crossed Js and JL with no luck. I’m thinking they are antique in age.
What say ye?

TYIA for any help. Hope everyone is well!!! I’m still on the right side of the dirt

 

I'd call them Brutalist. And, no, not antique as they're not 100 years + of age. Odd that they're screwbacks which I associate with the 1950s or earlier. Or perhaps a tad later.

Debora

 

Brutalist....seconded !

 

Ditto w/ Debora-Brutalist.

 

Reminds me of chocolate peanut clusters...


https://www.925-1000.com/amx_lewis.html

 

...or deer turds.

 

I'd call them modernist shading into brutalist. I'd also wear them, although i'm more of a copper girl.

 

Interesting. Not familiar with a jeweler John Lewis. His work is described as "modernist." This might be helpful. Also screwbacks. Seller says 1970s. (If so, they would have been unfashionable; everyone had pierced ears in the 1970s.)

https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-john-lewis-boston-sterling-473296474

Debora

 

That's actually the page where I found the name, after searching for: sterling "crossed JL"

I had already copy-pasted the worthpoint link here, but then decided to use the 925-1000 link and pic instead

 

Ditto!

Not everyone. I only got my ears pierced ca 1980, and my mother, who wore big Modernist earrings, never had her ears pierced.

 

No holes here to this day. Without holes I can wear 1930s bare brass screwbacks. With holes... 14k or nothing.

 

Lol

 

Thank you!!