Spanish Colonial Style Gold Earrings with Mother-of-Pearl and Pearls
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A pair of Spanish Colonial style gold earrings of embellished ornate, scrolled design, flora and fauna detail, set with Mother-of-pearl and seed pearls, detachable drop; stamped 18ct, testing as 14ct gold. Length 8 cm. Weight 31.2g.
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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earrings, gold
- gold and diamond drop / pendant 3,185
- gold with pearls 2,537
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