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Antique Earrings with Natural Pearls and Rose Cut Diamonds, c. 1890


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Antique Earrings with Natural Pearls and Rose Cut Diamonds, c. 1890
Antique Earrings with Natural Pearls and Rose Cut Diamonds, c. 1890
Description
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This type of earring is also known as a "dormeuse". Dormeuses are small earrings, usually with leverbacks, which are worn just below the earlobe and are so comfortable to wear that they can even be worn while sleeping (French "dormir" = to sleep). Dormeuses came into fashion in the late 19th century: after long earrings had been de rigueur for many decades, from the 1880s onwards, it was suddenly considered indelicate to wear them. Only small earrings were now socially acceptable. "Small pendants are still popular. A pearl, a large diamond close to the earlobe and, at most, a falling stone will suffice perfectly," wrote the influential ladies' journal "Der Bazar" in 1897. A glance at the catalog of the New York department store H. O'Neill & Co. for the 1890/91 season (see our illustration) shows just how wide the range of small dormeuse designs was. The earrings here are designed as small clover leaves made of reddish gold, each with a small diamond rose in the center. The leaves are each set with three genuine natural pearls, giving them a particularly lifelike appearance. According to the hallmark, the earrings were once exported to Vienna and were probably made in Germany.
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Antique Earrings with Natural Pearls and Rose Cut Diamonds, c. 1890
Lucky Clover
€ 590.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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