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Victorian pearl and diamond cluster earrings, circa 1880.

Gold & Silver, Diamond, Pearl

£36,000

Victorian pearl and diamond cluster earrings. A matching pair, set to centre with a round natural saltwater pearl in a half-drilled open back setting, two in total, one 8.5mm x 8.6mm, the other 8.5mm x 8.8mm, encircled by ten cushion shape old mine diamonds in open back claw and grain settings, twenty in total with a combined approximate weight of 7.00 carats, to an impressive pair of cluster earrings, featuring curving claws, intricately pierced galleries and fancy shape open backholing, fitted to top with a secure hook and hinged clasp, approximately 2cm in length. Tested rose gold and silver, circa 1880, accompanied by Gem & Pearl Laboratory report #10327.
Reserve Item Purchase
Reference Number 27914
Period Victorian
TOTAL / RING Weight 7.8 grams
Metal Gold & Silver
Gemstone 2 x Pearls 20 x Diamonds, Old Mine, approximately 7ct total
By the mid-1800s, the dormouse design, French for “sleeper”, became increasingly popular. Initially designed as a single drop attached to a curving earwire with a simple leverback mechanism, they were very different to the pendant and girandole earrings of the previous decades.
Victorian pearl and diamond cluster earrings, circa 1880.
Victorian pearl and diamond cluster earrings. A matching pair, set to centre with a round natural saltwater pearl in a half-drilled open back setting, two in total, one 8.5mm x 8.6mm, the other 8.5mm x 8.8mm, encircled by ten cushion shape old mine diamonds in open back claw and grain settings, twenty in total with a combined approximate weight of 7.00 carats, to an impressive pair of cluster earrings, featuring curving claws, intricately pierced galleries and fancy shape open backholing, fitted to top with a secure hook and hinged clasp, approximately 2cm in length. Tested rose gold and silver, circa 1880, accompanied by Gem & Pearl Laboratory report #10327.
27914
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Gold & Silver
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36000.00
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