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Music To My Ears - Victorian 14K Gold French Blue Enamel Pearl Harp Chandelier Earrings. These exquisite earrings are crafted from 14K gold, tested. Featuring 6 genuine pearls, enamel work, Victorian era styling, and high quality craftsmanship. These glorious earrings are designed to replicate a stylized harp design. The surmounts are for pierced ears, and features a wire hook and safety lock design. The surmount showcases scrolls, and beautiful French blue enamel. Whilst the gallery is harp shaped with exquisite foliage detailing, and continuous French blue enamel. There are 3 pearl drops on each earring, which are lustrous and a beautiful silvery color. These earrings have wonderful movement, and are articulated beautifully. Victorian era earrings in this Napoleonic design are not often seen. They would make a beautiful addition to your jewelry box and you'll find yourself reaching for them year after year. 

Note: Contemporary appraisals does not reflect the antique value. It is recommended that these earrings be insured for $3000.00 (Tax Excluded) 

History: Pearls were presented as gifts to Chinese royalty as early as 2300 BC, while in ancient Rome, pearl jewellery was considered the ultimate status symbol. So precious were the spherical gems that in the 1st century BC, Julius Caesar passed a law limiting the wearing of pearls only to the ruling classes.

The earliest known enameled pieces have been dated to the 13th century BC, when Mycenaean goldsmiths inlaid enamels into gold rings. Since then, cultures all over the world have incorporated enameling into their art forms.

Gold was generally used for a couple thousand years solely to create things such as jewelry and idols for worship. This was until around 1500 BC when the ancient empire of Egypt, which benefited greatly from its gold-bearing region, Nubia, made gold the first official medium of exchange for international trade.

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901. Slightly different definitions are sometimes used.

Measurements: Earrings 48.88 mm x 14.70 mm 

Stone Size: Pearl 3.50 mm each 

Weight: 7.31 Grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: France      

Date: Circa 1880