Very Victorian

Antique Horn & Gold Pendulum Earrings, Great Britain c. 1875 & Later


€ 690.00 *
Content 1 piece
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Antique Horn & Gold Pendulum Earrings, Great Britain c. 1875 & Later
Antique Horn & Gold Pendulum Earrings, Great Britain c. 1875 & Later
Description
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Earrings and their shapes changed considerably over the graduated course of the 19th century. Following the respective fashions and hairstyles, they were at times extravagantly long, rather showy and discreet or sometimes hardly worn at all. In the 1870s, for example, particularly large drop earrings were popular to match the lavish dresses and exciting hairstyle creations that set the trends in other European countries, starting in France. Here we come across a beautiful pair of earrings from this decade. These are earrings from Victorian England, whose length of more than four centimetres alone makes them an extravagant eye-catcher. They consist of drops of fluted horn held by gold sleeves. Applied bands of red gold, similar to the typical British piqué technique, accentuate the design. Thanks to its lightness, horn is comfortable to wear on the ear. Originally, the earrings probably had matching round tops, under which the drops were suspended. Today, the drops are mounted directly under golden hooks. The earrings came to us from London.
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Antique Horn & Gold Pendulum Earrings, Great Britain c. 1875 & Later
Very Victorian
€ 690.00 *
Content 1 piece
Incl. VAT, Shipping
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