1850s Earrings

Gold-in-quartz was formed while the earth was still in its molten state. During the cooling and solidification process, veins of gold became trapped with the crystals of quartz in th...

Roman revival grand tour earrings with Swan. Beautiful historical piece created during the Victorian Grand Tour era, at the Papal States in Rome It...

Victorian Carved Coral Brooch and Drop Earring Set Circa 1850. * ABOUT THIS ITEM: # P4903. Scroll down for detailed specifications. A set of a...

Antique victorian era 1850s earrings in 10k gold with rose cut diamonds estimate weight 1.5 carats back foiled old workmanship

Victorian era long dangling gold earrings with rose cut diamonds estimate weight 2 carats and black enamel earrings dates back to 1850.c

This delightful and incredibly scarce Georgian demi-parure contains a matched suite of jewels, beautifully crafted in a bloomed 15k gold with glowing, foil backed almandine garnet c...

Beautiful Antique Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Burma Ruby and Diamond Stud Earrings. This beautiful pair of earrings are crafted in 18k yellow gold. The center holds natural burma rubie...

An Egyptian revival dangle drop earrings. Fantastic pair of dangle drop earrings, created in Roma Italy during the Papal States period, back in the 1850. This pair is really incredible detailed and was carefully crafted with Egyptian revival patterns, in solid rich yellow gold of 18 karats. It is embellished with several panels decorated with intricate micro mosaics. Accented with patterns of dots and twisted tiny wires, geometrically placed. Fitted with French hooks for pierced ears. The micro mosaic panels are Italian also, surely created in Venice during the same period from more than 800 microscopic pieces, carved from natural stones, such as; blue lapis lazuli, red jasper, black onyx, green malachite, black onyx, lava, creme nacre and 24k gold. This is piece of art, composed by elements from several artistic movements, carefully mixed together during the grand tour era, such the Victorian, the Etruscan and the Egyptian revivals. Weight: 14.75 Grams, (9.46 Dwt). Measurements: 66 mm by 20 mm (2.61 x 0.79 Inches). Resultado de imagen para vatican roma gold hallmarks Hallmarks: Stamped with the old Papal States assay marks for the 18kt gold. One time with the Crossed Keys and a Cardinal Capello inside a triangle and one time with the maker's lozenge cartouche with the number 16 for the Roman identification goldsmith. History of the Hallmark: The first statutes of the guild of Roman goldsmiths date back to 1358, in which was stated the rule of the warranty punch. The University of Goldsmiths was founded in 1508 and the statutes approved the following year introduced the use of the master's mark in addition to the previous guarantee mark. In 1738, with the reform of the Statutes of Goldsmiths, the guild acquired the name of "Nobil Collegio degli Orefici ed Argentieri di Roma" (Noble College of Goldsmiths and silversmiths of Rome). The warranty mark used prior to the French invasion was a series of "crossed keys of St. Peter under a liturgical umbrella" enclosed into shields, ovals or other geometric shapes. Note: It was in 1870, the conquest of Rome marked the end of Stato Pontificio...

For pierced ears. Earrings in 18 karat rose gold. Bright and refined, each earring is composed of a clover pattern set with 4 coral cabochons centered with a natural pearl. The clasp is a gooseneck. Height: 1.5 cm, width: 0.9 cm, thickness: 0.6 cm. Total weight of the jewel: 2.3 g approximately. Antique earring - French Provencal work from the second half of the 19th century. Our opinion: These antique coral...

A gorgeous pair of earrings from the Georgian (ca1850s) era! Crafted in 18kt yellow gold, the earrings begin with an oval-shaped light purple amethyst stone, set in a closed-back Eas...

These delicate gold dangling earrings have finely engraved gold mounts and are set with oval roman micro mosaics of flower bouquets.

Rock Crystal Silver Gold Earrings Sustainable. Created in 1850. The classic design of its period with a big jewel mounted in an almost circular shape on a long gold loop lock. It wa...