Late 19th Century Antique Amythest Drop Earrings

Lovely, long Victorian Articulated Paste Earrings set in sterling with unusually large crystal marquise shaped stones in each pendant. Pierced f...

Wonderful 19th Century articulated cut steel earrings made in France. Each cut steel "stone" is bolted onto a metal base to give a pave effect in a beautiful pewtery steel finish. Ea...

Antique 18K etruscan tassel drop Earrings, English C.1860. The Earrings surmounted with sphere with granular etruscan bead wire work and a drop of nine graduated drop bead tassels. L...

An antique 19th century pair of yellow gold earrings set with rose cut diamonds crafted in a silver setting. These antique Dutch dangle earrings have a beautiful design with leaves and a flower with a large diamond in the middle - while the stem and leaves feature smaller diamonds. The diamonds in the earrings have a diameter between 1.5 - 5.1 mm. These rose cut diamonds are quite clear in color and are foiled to give them more sparkle. The allure, the subtle shine of this cut, the imperfect shape of the diamond give this cut its own style. The brisures or ear hooks are attached to it at a later period. Rose cut can be counted among the oldest diamond cuts. Unlike brilliant cuts, the rose has no volume at the colet, no point downwards. The underside of the rose is flat. The top is spherical facet cut. The play of light is less than that of the brilliant cut. Roses were widely used in antique jewelry and now in antique style jewelry...