Flower Power - Vintage Gold Plated Crystal Rhinestone Crystal Rhinestone Black Flower Clip-On Earrings (VE432)

Flower Power - Vintage Gold Plated Crystal Rhinestone Crystal Rhinestone Black Flower Clip-On Earrings (VE432)

$95.00

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Flower Power - Vintage Gold Plated Crystal Rhinestone Black Flower Clip-On Earrings . These fun earrings are crafted from gold plate over metal. Featuring black and white crystal gemstones, and vintage styling. The gallery on these earrings are designed as a bold and whimsical flower. The gold frame is smooth and polished, and set with black crystal gems, and a central sparking clear crystal gemstone. The earrings are designed for pierced and non pierced ears, featuring vintage clip-on backings. These vintage flower earrings are dramatic and bold, and looks great when worn!

History: Rhinestones which are also known as diamantes or paste date back as far as the thirteenth century where they were first made from Czechoslovakian or Bohemian hand blown glass. The term rhinestone came along later, when rock crystals were discovered in and around the shores of the river Rhine in Austria.

The first known gold plating occurred in northern Peru, where Pre-Columbian smiths gilded and silvered copper pieces by electrochemical replacement techniques. During excavations in the late 1980s, archaeologists discovered gold and silver ornamental and ceremonial artifacts dating all the way back to AD 50-300.

Luigi Brunatelli, an Italian chemist, is most widely credited for inventing electroplating. Brugnatelli published his findings on the use of Volta piles to deposit a layer of gold onto a metallic surface in 1805.

Measurements: Face of the earrings 21.50 mm x 21.50 mm

Stone Size : Black Crystal 7.00 mm x 7.00mm Rhinestone (clear)5.00 mm

Weight: 11.30 grams

Condition: Excellent

Origin: America

Date: Circa 1970