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Antique Gold Earrings with Opals & Diamonds, c. 1895


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Antique Gold Earrings with Opals & Diamonds, c. 1895
Antique Gold Earrings with Opals & Diamonds, c. 1895
Description
This description was automatically translated from German. If you have any questions about this piece of jewellery, we will be happy to help!
Today, earrings are among the most popular pieces of jewelry, available in every shape and size. In earlier times, this was not always a matter of course - at times it was even considered indelicate to wear earrings or to have pierced ears at all, as the following contemporary report from 1899 shows: "Earrings are not a matter of course in my lady's jewelry box, even though quite a few people wear them. When they are found there, they are almost always in the form of fine solitaire diamonds, probably mounted on screws and fitted close to the ear. Occasionally you will find young women and the less conservative older ones wearing pearl earrings or small rings with a turquoise, emerald, ruby or pearl in the center set with small diamonds all around. There are also ingenious devices that allow you to indulge your desire for earrings without having your ears pierced." Finding beautiful, well-preserved earrings from this period is therefore a rarity! This makes it all the more pleasing to be able to offer these earrings. Each of the two earrings features a shimmering opal whose play of color is framed by a ring of diamonds. The diamonds have historical cuts, which prove that they were already cut in the Baroque period and have been reused here. The airy settings made of high-carat gold hold the stones so delicately yet securely that it is hard to escape the shimmering play of light. We date the well-preserved ear jewelry, which came to us from France, to the years shortly before 1900. Quote from the article "My Lady's Jewel Box", in: The Jeweler's Circular, February 1, 1899, p. 12.
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Antique Gold Earrings with Opals & Diamonds, c. 1895
Multicolored Beauties
€ 3,190.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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