Eternal Affection: Enchanting Rose-Cut Diamond Earrings c

Within these Victorian earrings resides the enchantment of generously sized pear-shaped rose-cut diamonds, each evoking the image of a delicate heart and encapsulating an era steeped in eternal love. These earrings stand as a testament to the Romantic Victorian Period, which thrived around 1830, celebrated for its meticulous craftsmanship. Silver crowns them with 18K yellow gold backing, illuminating their brilliance as they rest upon foil. These diamonds, the embodiment of April's birthstone, personify a love that endures through the ages.

Antique jewelry object group
earrings short hanging

Condition
very good condition
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Country of origin
unknown

Style
Victorian - Victorian decorative arts refers to the style of decorative arts during the Victorian era. The Victorian era is known for its eclectic revival and interpretation of historic styles and the introduction of cross-cultural influences from the middle east and Asia in furniture, fittings, and Interior decoration. Victorian design is widely viewed as having indulged in a regrettable excess of ornament. The Arts and Crafts movement, the aesthetic movement, Anglo-Japanese style, and Art Nouveau style have their beginnings in the late Victorian era.
See also: Victorian
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Style specifics
The Romantic Victorian Period - Experts divide the reign of Queen Victoria, also called The Victorian era (1837 - 1901) in to three periods of about twenty years each; The Romantic Victorian Period (1837 - 1860), The Grand Victorian Period (1860 - 1880), and the Late or Aesthetic Victorian Period (1880 - 1901).

We consider this to be of the Romantic Victorian Period. This period covers the coronation of Victoria as Queen of Great Britain and Ireland, and her marriage to King Albert and their love, their devotion to their marriage and to their country are the sources of inspiration for this period. The jewels of this period are made of intricate carvings, special techniques where the enamel is subtly worked. These techniques allowed to give the jewel a certain opulence with less precious metal needed. As precious metals were really rare at that time. Highly favored (semi-) precious stones in this period are amethyst, coral, garnets, seed pearls and turquoises. The connotation is obviously sentimental, symbolic and romantic with reminiscent Gothic and/or Renaissance patterns and an abundant use of motifs like anchors, birds, branches, crosses, hearts and snakes.

Period
ca. 1830
Events & facts of this era, poetry of this era, fashion of this era.

Material
Silver on top and backed with 18K yellow gold (see explanation on silver on gold). (touchstone tested)
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Technique
The rose cuts are set on foil. This is a special technique that was used to bring the lustre of the diamonds to its best quality.

Extra information
Likely born as earrings but tanned into this system in their lifetime.

Diamonds
Two large pear shaped rose cut diamonds . We do not have the weight of the diamonds which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cuts.
36 rose cut diamonds and senailles . A senaille is a simplified rose cut diamond, a small diamond chip with perhaps a few polished facets. We do not have the weight of the rose cuts diamonds nor the senailles which is normal in our trade when it comes to rose cut diamonds and senailles.
All diamonds we offer are screened by the I.J.G.C. for whether they are natural or synthetic, and all diamonds in this jewel are 100% guaranteed to be natural.

Birthstones
Diamond is the birthstone (or month stone) for April.
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Hallmarks
No trace.
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Dimensions
2,60 cm (1,02 inch) x 2,30 cm (0,91 inch)
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Weight
11,70 gram (7,52 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº
22027-0082

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