Antique earrings, which period?

Hi everyone, I'm new to the forum and very glad to have found it! I collect antique jewelry and have a pair of earrings that I'm having trouble dating. I'd love your input on what period you think these may be! They appear to be green paste stones set in gilt (?), with small white paste stones as well. Foiled backs, which remind me of Georgian paste stones but I've never seen any Georgian paste stones with a patterned back like this. The pattern on the back is quite worn in places, it was a bit hard to capture in photos. It's an indentation in the shape of a circle in the center and then a pebbled pattern around it, although in some places it has become entirely smooth due to age. The hooks are 14K gold and a modern addition.

Any thoughts? Thank you very much for any help you can give!

 

My gut feel is 1910s into 20s and that they originally had screw fittings. That's based on style and setting.

 

I don't think they started as earrings. I think they were part of a necklace.
See the hole, I think it was strung on something.


Something on the order of this.

 

Oh that's really interesting about the necklace, I had been wondering about those holes at the top! Yes that would make sense actually! But from which era? 1910s into 1920s as the other poster suggested makes me wonder if they could be Czech glass? But then I've not seen any Czech glass earrings set into this kind of a rounded foiled shape before.

Thanks very much! I'd love to hear any additional thoughts you might have!

 

cluttered, honey, where did you find that lovely necklace? High Edwardian.

Czech, quite probably, that's a classic colour for their glass. The reason it would be a closed in back relates to it having been part of a necklace - I do think that theory is spot on. Earrings are seen front and back as it were.

 

Thanks, they go really well with my Christmas jumper

 

That makes perfect sense - thanks! It's great to solve the mystery!

 

Welcome, Aureliel -- Those are very pretty.

 

Well, I knew what type of necklace I needed to find, but not what they call this style.
So I googled Georgian necklace and came up with this.
However, I realize that what Aureliel was showing were not actual gemstones and gold, so I didn't provide the link for fear of making her think the earrings had such a high value.

Googling Edwardian necklace brings up more of this style, but mostly high end gemstones and diamonds.
There must be a name for this style of necklace, I just don't know what it is.

Here's where I found the necklace
https://www.victoriasterlingjewelry...arl-choker-necklace-in-18k-and-9k-gold-c-1830

Adding:
This style has been made in a lot of different time periods.
Including well into the 50s, even today. I've seen imported Chinese jewelry made in this style at the jewelry shows I've attended.

 

I'm drooling rather.

I think that site dates that necklace far too early though. That isn't a Georgian cut on the citrines, and if it's a 9 ct clasp it's been replaced. The clasp style isn't Georgian, either. The whole thing looks Edwardian. It's still lovely.

 

@clutteredcloset49 you are amazing, you always spot things that I miss until you point them out Thank-you, I learn lots from you!
That necklace in the link is gorgeous!

 

@cxgirl
Thank you for your kind words.
Many of us have been doing this for a long time. Much of what we learned was hands on, library books, learning from older dealers, just things we have seen.

Today the internet makes it so much easier. But not all info is correct, be it from those of us on the board or internet searches. (And that includes me)
All should be taken as a starting point for your own investigation.

I believe sharing what one knows is what keeps antiques/collectibles interesting. We are all constantly learning.

 

And the nice thing is that this board SHARES. Just had a flaming row with a bunch of numpties on a Facebook forum. Two of the mods who are VERY up their own backsides get deeply sniffy with anyone who ask a question. It's for scholarly debate, and their knowledge is their own IPR, seemingly. Given how often they get it wrong.......