Victorian 14K Multi-Colored Gold Floral Earrings
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Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Victorian: Pre 1900: Item # 1452124
Directory: Estate Jewelry: Gold: Victorian: Pre 1900: Item # 1452124
$850.00
A lovely pair of Victorian 14K gold earrings featuring a rose gold lily with green gold foliage against a yellow gold background. The flower petals and leaves are stippled for added texture. The edges are finished with ornate beading, rope-twists, and appliqués. In Victorian floriography, lilies represented virtue or purity, though in Queen Victoria’s personal floriography, the white lily represented “majesty.” The earrings appear to have been converted from a pair of cuff buttons with the addition of ear wires. Tested and guaranteed 14K.
- Origin: America or England, ca. 1850
- Condition: excellent
- Dimensions: 11/16” x 11/16”; 15/16” long from top of earwire
- Weight: 6.9 grams