Lapis Lazuli Dangle Earrings

Roman revival grand tour earrings with Swan. Beautiful historical piece created during the Victorian Grand Tour era, at the Papal States in Rome It...

An Egyptian revival dangle drop earrings. Fantastic pair of dangle drop earrings, created in Roma Italy during the Papal States period, back in the 1850. This pair is really incredible detailed and was carefully crafted with Egyptian revival patterns, in solid rich yellow gold of 18 karats. It is embellished with several panels decorated with intricate micro mosaics. Accented with patterns of dots and twisted tiny wires, geometrically placed. Fitted with French hooks for pierced ears. The micro mosaic panels are Italian also, surely created in Venice during the same period from more than 800 microscopic pieces, carved from natural stones, such as; blue lapis lazuli, red jasper, black onyx, green malachite, black onyx, lava, creme nacre and 24k gold. This is piece of art, composed by elements from several artistic movements, carefully mixed together during the grand tour era, such the Victorian, the Etruscan and the Egyptian revivals. Weight: 14.75 Grams, (9.46 Dwt). Measurements: 66 mm by 20 mm (2.61 x 0.79 Inches). Resultado de imagen para vatican roma gold hallmarks Hallmarks: Stamped with the old Papal States assay marks for the 18kt gold. One time with the Crossed Keys and a Cardinal Capello inside a triangle and one time with the maker's lozenge cartouche with the number 16 for the Roman identification goldsmith. History of the Hallmark: The first statutes of the guild of Roman goldsmiths date back to 1358, in which was stated the rule of the warranty punch. The University of Goldsmiths was founded in 1508 and the statutes approved the following year introduced the use of the master's mark in addition to the previous guarantee mark. In 1738, with the reform of the Statutes of Goldsmiths, the guild acquired the name of "Nobil Collegio degli Orefici ed Argentieri di Roma" (Noble College of Goldsmiths and silversmiths of Rome). The warranty mark used prior to the French invasion was a series of "crossed keys of St. Peter under a liturgical umbrella" enclosed into shields, ovals or other geometric shapes. Note: It was in 1870, the conquest of Rome marked the end of Stato Pontificio...

Dramatic antique Victorian 18k gold lapis Day Night earrings, circa 1890. These earrings can be worn with or without the bottom for a casual day look or dramatic night look. The tops...

A pair of French Antique 18 karat gold earrings with diamonds and lapis lazuli. The articulated earrings have 6 rose-cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of .24 carat, and r...

Sculpted ear pendants in 18 karat yellow gold designed as tiers of golden stations, extensively decorated with granulation and set with orbs of royal blue lapis. Artful, unusual and ...

This is a superb pair of Etruscan revival earrings features two 22 millimeter Lapis Lazuli drops per earring, the color is a rich velvety blue. Made in the Vatican shops, the marks a...

Earrings in 18 carat yellow gold, horse head hallmark. These stunning yellow gold sleeper earrings are set with lapis lazuli cabochons held by fleur-de-lis claws with small white g...

A pair of antique gold and lapis earrings in the Etruscan style with pendulum-shaped pendants, in 18k. (Measurement is from top of wire.)