Old mine diamond girandole earrings, circa 1880.


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Old mine diamond girandole earrings, circa 1880.

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Old mine diamond girandole earrings. A matching pair of drop earrings, each set with twenty five cushion shape old mine diamonds in open back cut-down settings, fifty in total with a combined approximate weight of 7.66 carats, all to an articulated girandole drop earring design, flowing with movement, featuring a central foliate plaque with decorative grain detail, polished galleries and open backholing, fitted to top with a secure hook, approximately 7cm in length. Tested silver and gold, circa 1880.

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During the Georgian and early Victorian eras, high society would spend their evening soirées lit by warm candlelight. Necklines were lower and romantic swept-up hair styles left ample space for decorative earrings. Pieces would be set with an array of coloured gemstones as well as early cuts of diamonds that would elegantly sparkle in the warm amber light of the time.

The most popular earrings of the day were typically in the girandole style, named after a type of candelabra. The heft of some of these magnificent earrings led to ingenious methods to relieve the weight on the ear, including ribbons wrapped into the hair and wires that looped over the top of the ear.

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Old mine diamond girandole earrings, circa 1880.
Old mine diamond girandole earrings. A matching pair of drop earrings, each set with twenty five cushion shape old mine diamonds in open back cut-down settings, fifty in total with a combined approximate weight of 7.66 carats, all to an articulated girandole drop earring design, flowing with movement, featuring a central foliate plaque with decorative grain detail, polished galleries and open backholing, fitted to top with a secure hook, approximately 7cm in length. Tested silver and gold, circa 1880.
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