Antique 18th Century Rokoko Garnet Earrings Vermeil

This beautiful heart pendant was hand crafted in the second half of the 18th Century. Within a heart shaped frame hand crafted out of gold and set w...

This rare and unusual pair of silver clip-on earstuds are designed as wheels featuring accanthus leaves. The wheels feature facetted black glas stones.

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...

18 Karat Yellow Gold Vermeil Petite Teardrop Drop Earrings, Simplicity in a complex world. Designing for Tiffany & Co. helped me boil design down to the essence of a shape. These pe...