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Victorian Revival - Vintage Signed 'Celebrity' Gold Plated Faux Jade Clip-On Dangly Earrings. These pretty earring are crafted from a gold plated metal, signed CELEBRITY. Featuring 22 marquise faux (simulated) jade gemstones, and vintage styling. The gallery on these earrings are set with beautiful green faux jade. They are made in the form of foliage, and are articulated in such away that there is wonderful movement in the earrings. They feature clip-on backings for pierced and non pierced ears. These vintage earrings are in the Victorian revival style, truly a unique pair of earrings to add to any vintage collection. 

History: History: About Celebrity NY ( 1950-1971)- Celebrity made finer costume jewelry from the 1950s through the 1970s in New York City. 

The earliest synthetic gems were Geneva Rubies, produced around 1885, and sold as authentic gems. However, they were actually "reconstituted" fragments of natural rubies melted together. While the creator of these stones remains a mystery, researchers traced their origins to Geneva, Switzerland.

In England, John Wright and Henry and George Elkington got the first patent for gold and silver electroplating in 1840. The underpinnings of the process were engineered several decades earlier by a chemist from Italy named Luigi Brugnatelli. He was a good buddy of Alessandro Volta, for whom the volt is named.

Clip-on earrings enjoyed another surge in popularity during the 1920s when the short, boy-like hairstyles worn by flappers offered ear embellishments to become a focal point once again. Diamante clip-on earrings became prevalent in the 1920s due to their simple, elegant styling.

Measurements: Earrings 38.00 mm x 18.00 mm 

Stone Size: Jade (Faux) 8.00 mm x 2.00 mm each 

Weight: 9.00 grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: America, New York

Date: 1960s