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ANTIQUE #SA981121

Rare Victorian Aesthetic Period Silver Bird Earrings With Teardrops

Status: This item has been sold
Sold by: The Earring Curator

A beautiful example of silver earrings from early on in the Victorian Aesthetic Period. The earrings feature delightful geometric patterning and engraved birds typical of the time and, unusually, lovely fat pear-shaped drops beneath.
 
• Condition: Very good antique condition. On the back of one earring you can see a small hole where the original fittings (probably screwbacks) were taken off to replace with posts.
 
• Fixing: Butterflies.
 
• Era: Victorian, 1880.
 
• Hallmarks/stamps: Birmingham 1880 sterling silver hallmarks.
 
• Size: 3.3 x 1.4cm.
 
• Weight: 3.9g.
 
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IMPORTANT! All items are vintage or antique and as such show light general wear appropriate to their age. Bear in mind photos are very magnified and flaws...
Antique SA981121 shown on this page was made in the Victorian Era. For historical context, the timeline below highlights the period when it was created:
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The Earring Curator
All things earrings
East Sussex
United Kingdom
Tel: 07818 417935
STATUS
THIS ITEM HAS BEEN SOLD