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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9801128, member: 2844"]Gorgeous earrings. They look Austrian made, Biedermeier style, but the hooks date from ca 1890-1900.</p><p>The small loops at the bottom originally had tiny ball dangles, one on each earring. You can replace those yourself by using gilded ball head pins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Great buy.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Very likely. They don't have Austrian assay marks for gold. But even gold-plated jewellery of this style is worth much more than what you paid. And there aren't many earrings in this style.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9801128, member: 2844"]Gorgeous earrings. They look Austrian made, Biedermeier style, but the hooks date from ca 1890-1900. The small loops at the bottom originally had tiny ball dangles, one on each earring. You can replace those yourself by using gilded ball head pins. Great buy.:) Very likely. They don't have Austrian assay marks for gold. But even gold-plated jewellery of this style is worth much more than what you paid. And there aren't many earrings in this style.[/QUOTE]
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