Antique
jewelry and other fine antique items from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian
eras
E-mail Darlene
Antique
jewelry and other fine antique items from the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian
eras
E-mail Darlene
Antique jewelry > antique earrings
Reference #: 8651
Status: sold
Dimensions: 1.75 inches long, not including wires; 4.5 cm long; diameter is approx. 1/3 inch or 1 cm
Condition: all original and in excellent condition
Year: 1850-70
Price:
Description: These very unusual pique earrings look
great on! I love the geometric shape, very unusual for the
Victorian era (but they are Victorian!) The design is the same
on all four sides.
"Pique" is a technique whereby silver and gold are inlayed into
tortoiseshell. Tortoiseshell is a lightweight substance so
these earrings are very comfortable. PS: what makes
these earrings even more unique is that some unscrupulous person
has not cut them in half and made two pair of earrings from
them. Sadly, this happens all too often! Beware! To see other images of this item, please click here:
photo1 and photo2
