1800-Early 1900-Elegant-Encrusted Rose Cut Diamond/Emerald-12K/Silver Earrings

Description

EARRING PROVENANCE:
These marvelous earrings came directly from Federico & were from his "Personal Collection"..Since his youth Federico has had a love for antiquities, pieces that have stories behind them & especially with the emphasis on Mexican textiles & jewelry. He has been an avid collector of not only the finest Colonial pieces of jewelry,but is also an avid collector of Native American antiquities & jewelry from the Mexican Silver Renaissance days.His love for pieces from the past,with a collection so vast,so much so,that he & his wife Ellen display this collection at their own museum in Oaxaca that bares he & his wife's name, where only the finest pieces are displayed. (Belber-Jimenez Museo)
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THE EARRINGS:
These extremely elegant & very romantic earrings are the perfect example of what was made & worn by the most elite from the turn of the century. They are very "Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau" in both appearance & a style that came from the 1700's to the turn of the century era.
There are made with 5 movable tiered sections where each tier is hooked to the next by a small bar that leads to the next section. This is what helps to give them their fluid movement.
They are fully encrusted with rose cut diamonds & have 9 emerald cabochons accents(Per earring) that add not only color to the earring, but add to their pristine value.The emeralds sit in a decorative bezel & although hard to tell,it does look like the diamonds have prongs(?) Typical of this era,the gems are mounted in silver
& the backside & ear hooks test at 12K gold.
(White Gold was not out at the time these were made & silver was the only white metal of the day)
Their age is validated by the "Back to Front" ear hook, which were very common in the 1800's..Trying them on,I actually thought it would be odd to put them on this way &possibly much more difficult than one would imagine, but actually found it to be quite easy & especially because you can see the hole of the earring where the hook,hooks into!(see photo 4)
It's hard to capture the diamond's sparkle in photos,but really sparkle in the light! They are in perfect well kept condition,with no diamond loss,no loose/cracked stones & the ear wires are still in their original shape.
**These are not "Paste" diamonds!**
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EARRING PROVANCE:
FROM FEDERICO'S PERSONAL COLLECTION
CIRCA MADE: 1
800'S-EARLY 1900'S
GEMS:
ROSE CUT DIAMONDS-EMERALDS (PROFESSIONALLY TESTED)
AMOUNT OF EMERALDS:
9 PER EARRING (18 TOTAL)
GEM CUTS:
DIAMONDS(FACETED) EMERALDS: NON-FACETED CABOCHONS
METAL:
SILVER-12K GOLD (PROFESSIONALLY TESTED)
WEIGHT:
28 GRAMS(0.99 OUNCES)
LENGTH:
4" X 1-1/4" (FROM WIRE CURVATURE TO BOTTOM)
EAR CONNECTION:
BACK TO FRONT EAR HOOK
CONDITION:
READ LAST PARAGRAPH IN EARRING DESCRIPTION
COME GIFT BOXED.
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BECAUSE OF THE PRICE,EBAY'S POLICES REQUIRE THESE TO HAVE A MANDATORY SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION--IF YOU'RE NOT HOME IN THE DAY TO ACCEPT THEM & NEED THEM SHIPPED WHERE THEY CAN BE SIGNED FOR,PLEASE CHANGE THAT IN YOUR SETTINGS WHEN PURCHASING & BEFORE I CREATE THE SHIPPING LABEL**
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**IMPORTANT-PLEASE READ***
I'm sorry, but unless these earrings are other than what I state in the listing,there is now a 3% charge that will be taken out from the total price you paid if there is a return..(This applies to "Too small,too big,too light,too heavy,don't like them,buyers remorse,etc.)This is one good reason why you should go over measurements,weights  & read
all
the detail I provided you with
before
purchasing & ask any questions/concerns you may have
beforehand
. (I am a email away!) So please go over everything in order to avoid a return & hurting others chances of possibly buying these..
THE REASON
:
Late last year all credit card companies,including Paypal, changed their policies & are now charging the seller this 3% for any & all charge backs.
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PLEASE READ:
I am not a professional photographer, but try my best to give you the truest in color.
In order to give you close up photos, pictures can tend to make the item look much more larger & more magnified than in actuality.Close up's can make the item look even larger & then you get them in hand & say,"they looked much larger in the photos!"
So to get a accurate idea of how big these are,please pull out a tape measure & compare to my given measurements.