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Hello!
I recently purchased these on FB marketplace, yet to receive them but would love some more information before hand.
I think they have a lever back closure and the seller advertised the material as bronze?
Would greatly appreciate help with the age/style of these earrings.

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Thank you

 

They seem to be souvenir earrings from the Isle of Man. Not very old, with what looks like a print of an 18th century painting on the top part, and a simplified Manx coin replica on the lower part.
The Manx 'coin' features QE II, who is still reigning queen.

I wonder if it had more dangles on the other loops, maybe smaller ones? You can always add bead dangles of the same colour as the heart dangle.

It looks like 'antiqued' brass. The leverbacks are a nice touch, a very safe earring type.

The style is contemporary, age: late 20th century-now. If I were to push it, I could include 'reference to Historic Revival'.

 

agreed brass, and very stylish!

 

Just thinking, you could also ditch the Manx 'heart coin' dangle, and put dangles of the same type on all loops. It would look more like period jewellery that way, and be prettier imo.

 

Interesting earrings, agree with the others it is likely brass, bronze isn't as ductile and not ideal for work like this however it is fine for cast pieces.

 

Bronze tone maybe, but matte goldtone is more like it.

 

Thank you ! Your information has really helped

 

Yes ! I really like the portraits but not a huge fan of the dangles. Hopefully they will be easy to come apart

 

They don't look like they should go together, stylewise. The hearts are also too big and overbearing, imo. A row of smaller dangles will look very pretty.

They will, the rings aren't soldered, so you can bend them open.