Estate diamond tiger eye clips earrings, made in France

Estate diamond tiger eye clips earrings, made in France.

A stunning pair of French clips earrings, non pierced ears, diamonds and tiger eye setting, 18kt yellow gold, circa 1970’s, in beautiful estate condition… A touch of history.

What makes good antique jewelry good antique jewelry? As experts in the trade of antique jewelry we think we know the answer. Good antique jewelry is jewelry on which you can clearly recognize the period and style it was made and that was also made in the period it pretends to come from. Such is the case with these earrings (or actually ear clips). They are so typically made in the 1970's and strong in design and execution that we already know that within many decades from now these earrings will still be top quality. This is what makes good antique jewelry good antique jewelry.

We were lucky to buy these earrings together with the matching ring. You can see the ring when you click this link

Antique jewelry object group: earrings

Country of origin: France

Style: estate jewelry
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Period: ca. 1980
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Material: 18K yellow gold and platinum (used to set the diamonds in)
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Diamonds: 52 modern brilliant cut diamonds with a total estimated weight of approx. 1.80 crt.
Note: All diamond weights, color grades and clarity are approximate since the stones were not removed from their mounts to preserve the integrity of the setting.

Precious stones: tiger's eye
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Birthstones: Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
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Signature: CF

Hallmarks: The French control marks representing an eagle’s head (that was in use in France from about 1838) next to the dog's head which is the official French hallmark for jewelry containing or made of platinum and that has been used since 1912. and a master mark CF from which we couldn't find back the name of the master.
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Condition: excellent condition
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Dimensions: height approximately 3.74 cm (1.47 inch)

Weight: 44.30 gram (28.48 dwt)

Reference Nº: 09259-4250

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