Antique 1800's Victorian 14k 585 Yellow Gold Pierced Turquoise Earrings.. RARE!!

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Antique 1800's Victorian 14k 585 Yellow Gold Pierced Turquoise Earrings.. RARE!! Estimated Antique Shop Value: 2000.00+ 6.6 Grams total weight not including backings Size and Measurements: The earrings from top to bottom measure just under 1 and 1/4 inches long. Details of Style & or Stones(s): This is the oldest and most beautiful set of Victorian earrings that i have ever seen in my life! It is nearly impossible to find gold jewelry from the late 1800's, this type of jewelry usually is only found in museums. This beautiful pierced set of earrings features 14k Yellow Gold enveloping turquoise. Most of the turquoise during the Victorian age came out of mines owned by Tiffany and Co and thus was very expensive and VERY high quality! The turquoise featured in this set of earrings includes a more Blue top stone with cloudy white matrix to contrast the bigger tear drop stone on the bottom that is green and light green in color with spiderweb black Iron pyrite matrix mixed throughout the stones. The beautiful stones would of been imported in to the custom jeweler during the late 1800's and then hand cut into the desired shape and style that the customer wanted! The stones are wrapped in 3 and 4 prong setting for extra security. The backside of the earrings are open backs for that extra special look! Again i cannot stress how rare it is to not only find gold jewelry this old, but a matching set of earrings to boot! This beautiful set would of been custom made for a very rich and wealthy lady of the day upon custom order to her specifications of the style during this period. These are one of kind, that being said you will never see another set like these again, they are the only one's of their kind! Truly a museum quality heirloom quality set of earrings. Please don't miss your chance to own a piece of history! Victorian jewelry is some of the rarest jewelry to find and some of the most sought after jewelry! You see, most people during the late 1800's could not afford to purchase precious metal jewelry such as this. That being the case it was almost always custom ordered by a rich and wealthy family and hand made. Because of the selective amounts made during this time, not much has survived the years of being broken, melted, and just simply lost with time. This is a true rarity! Markings : The earrings are not stamped 14k as most jewelry from this time period was not however has been tested as such, However as stated below it is also guaranteed as 14k. Please read below as how we test all of our items in a non-harmful way with our XRF-Spectrometer gun. The earrings come with plastic spacer backings as well as a tip. Summary : This is a beautiful and antique set of earrings! Victorian jewelry as i stated above is very rare to find with this quality of gold work! As i stated this type of jewelry was reserved for the rich and wealthy and few examples have stood the test of time of being melted, broken, and just lost with time. Please don't hesitate to bid on this truly one of a kind and once in a life time set of earrings. You will never see another set of earrings like this with this quality of gold work again! These earrings will truly be the staple of anybody's collection and be an excellent conversation piece! Remember they are one of a kind! We also have a very similar and rare Art Deco 14k Yellow Gold Turquoise pendant up for sale, please view our other items for sale! XRF-Spectrometer Gun: All of our jewelry is guaranteed to be sterling silver through an X-Ray Florescent-Spectrometer test that reads the alloys of the metal without damaging the piece like nasty acid and scratch tests. This tells us the purity of many precious metals and the alloy of an unknown metal or element. Rest assured that we are 100% positive that you are receiving the real deal! *Please be committed to your purchase, Ask questions regarding anything. *We list Monday-Friday. Auctions start anywhere from 6-7pm Pacific time. *All item... read more

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