Early Victorian long pendent earrings with strass stones

OBJECT GROUP : earrings
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN : Although it does not carry any legible control marks we believe it is of Belgian origin.
STYLE : Victorian
PERIOD : 1850
MATERIAL : 18K reddish yellow gold
TECHNIQUE : Thin gold – In the time this jewel was made gold was very expensive and labour relatively cheap. To be able for the “not so rich” to wear gold jewelry too, jewelers used a technique to made gold jewelry very thin to obtain an optimal effect with as little as intrinsic costs as possible. As such jewels are very fragile and a lot of things could have happened to them over the ages, it is not obvious to find them in this condition. In the same light the use of the strass stones has to be seen; used for their effect rather then its intrinsic value.
PRECIOUS STONES : Six lustrous man made seed pearls (the pearls are in fact little glass balloons, a technique lost over the years) and six red strass stones
WEIGHT : 2.80 gram (1.80 dwt)
HALLMARKS : No trace
CONDITION : Excellent condition - (our condition scale)
DIMENSIONS : Height approx. 5.10 cm (2.01 inch)


WHEN REFERRING TO THIS PIECE : Mention the following number: 08096-4228 or click here.



Click here for a general birthstones explanation or click on the following links to see more of our:

Victorian earrings
Victorian jewelry
Long pendent earrings
All earrings
Latest acquisitions.

WALL OF FAME: Read our customers' reactions.
INVITATION : You are always welcome to visit us in our Antwerp gallery (preferably by appointment).