French regional garnet earrings in 18k gold, catalan earrings, Perpignan, foiled

Elegant 18 karat gold repoussé scrolling and articulated earrings from early 19th Century. The design reminds me of the lyre harp and set with beautiful faceted garnets. Which have different cut styles - oval, round and teardrop cuts and the gold around the garnets has a mille griffe design. The earrings showcase 18 garnets bezel set in this lovely mille griffe design. These types of earrings were typical of the romantic era of the Georgians and Victorians. During the Grand Tour in 18th century, the lyre is a popular symbol in antique jewelry and refers to music and 'heavenly' love. It was seen as an attribute of Apollo, the god of music, poetry and dance of the Ancient Greeks. The earrings are for pierced ears and the ear hook goes backwards through the ear and closes on top of the earrings. For this type of repoussé earring...

Georgian earrings composed of 18K yellow gold and cabochon garnets. The garnets are foil backed and the earrings should not be submersed in liquid. They measure 3 1/8 inches long a...

Two flashing 7 x 12 mm faceted pear shaped garnets are surrounded by line textured 18K gold bezels and suspended below small half round balls on safety cla...

A rather interesting pair of vintage French ‘fan’ earrings set in 18k rose gold. The earrings are firstly composed of a simple square stud design with ope...

A pair of 8 x 14 mm long cushion shaped Mozambique garnets is suspended below round wire bottoms and surrounded by a slightly hammered bezels. These are nice stones that have a lot ...

The splendid sparkling surface defines the sculptural shape of these distinctive Diamond Leaf Earrings. Crafted in 18K white gold, the mirror image pair is embellished with round bri...