Featured What are these 14K Pieces w/Hooks?

These test 14K and I believe the stones are garnets. Each is about 1.5 inches tall. They look quite old and hand made to me. Not sure what they are for and how old they are. Any help appreciated.

 

Looks like they're taken from these iberian garnet pieces, from georgian era

 

What shammie said.
Great pieces, from a set that could be converted into longer evening earrings.

 

Thank you both very much. Do you think there would be buyers for these? Not asking for values, just whether these pieces would be desirable on their own.

 

Yes, they would be imo. I would hook them on gold creole earrings.

 

I would love to buy them lol but guess the shipping is too troublesome. People would also be interested in making them a conversion project. It's a bit hard to price them since they're just a component, so you might want to go to ebay auction, just remember to include all keywords, or ask dealers

 

Ok, thanks very much. There is enough gold so that they will be pricey, so probably a tough sell, but I will give it a try.

 

Be confident, as the complete set would go for thousands pounds, and your drops are fairly large

 

If you include 'ethnic jewelry' and 'European regional jewelry' in the listing, you'll get more views.

 

Nice find !!!

 

Just wondering for future use... would jewelry "findings" be a good descriptor/title for such things?

 

Amazing that you found both of them! Usually these would get separated over time. A set of earrings -be it not complete- is always better than just one of them. And I think they are very wearable too!

 

I think not.....these look like actual jewelry.....
not clips , hooks , buttons, wires, clasps , or jewelry supplies.... imo

 

If I had space left in my title I’d probably throw that in. Komokwa made a good point. However people looking to make jewelry would be interested in these so I if I had the space I’d include the word findings. Casting a very specific net is good but when possible I like to also cast a wide net.

 

I love them. I'd find a way to wear 'em so I'm sure someone else will have no problem commissioning a jeweler.

You'll get the most money out of that "Georgian" keyword. I'd look at what other Georgian jewelry bits go for and price around there. They're worth more than their gold price to a dealer or antiques lover for sure.

 

I would include '18th century' as well as 'Georgian'.
Continental Europe, where these beauties are from and where you can find a lot of interest, isn't very familiar with UK reign periods. We call items by our own reign periods or 'late 18th century' etc. The term Georgian could even be confusing, as meaning from the Caucasian country Georgia, so 'late 18th century Iberian' will help clarify it.

 

Technically correct gets less hits than fashionable keywords, hah. I try to include technically-right words in mine, but if I'm at a limit...it's going to be the one with most traction and then I clarify in the listing (where some keywords also get pulled, I've noticed). Sellers list "Victorian" all day long but almost never 19th century.

 

Thanks everyone for all the great information and wording suggestions. I have a local person who may be interested, but if that doesn't work and I have to resort to ebay, here is the title I am considering:

14K Gold Garnet Georgian Era Late 18th Century Iberian Earring Component Drops

 

I wasn't talking about technically correct v. fashionable keywords, I was talking about attracting European buyers, more specifically Iberian buyers or collectors of European ethnic jewellery. Spanish collectors will be very interested, but few of them know the term Georgian.
More views mean more bids, simple as that.

When I sell something I look at the market, who will be likely to buy an item. Every demographic has its own terms, and I take that into account. That has worked well for me for over 40 yrs, and I share that experience here. It is up to Drg to use it to her advantage.
'Georgian' isn't used by ethnic jewellery collectors, and they are the main target group for pieces like this. I know the terms they use, because they are 'my people'.
So I still say, as I did above, use both terms to get more views.
Mirana, if you ever sell 18th century Iberian jewellery, please feel free to exclude the Iberian market and the ethnic jewellery collectors.