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Find Out MoreA rare pair of 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold earrings that were made in 1891. They are in the Etruscan style that was popular in that period and have fine hand applied gold thread and ball work. The ancient Etruscans technical accomplishments are astonishing. From the beginning, gold workers mastered the most sophisticated of techniques. Hammered relief decoration otherwise known as repousséThe raising of a pattern in relief on metal by beating from the under side., filigreeA means of decoration, achieved by soldering very fine gold or silver wires into intricate patterns. Historically, filigree was created by applying the wires to an underlying base. As the craft evolved, the base was abandoned and the result was a lighter, airier, lacy, openwork jewelry item. The latter style was especially popular during the nineteenth centu... and granulation. All of these methods were done using simple or basic tools. Jewellery from the Etruscan period was discovered in the VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). period during excavation work in Italy. Castellani was the most famous of the jewellers who revived the techniques. These earrings are beautifully made and are set with an old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod... diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use... in each one.
18 ( for 18ct gold) Assayed in Birmingham 1891
Maker's mark WGM
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