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<p>[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 9873251, member: 267"]Hi, everyone! </p><p><br /></p><p>I've been down so deep into health and family, but was hoping someone could help me talk myself into or out of these earrings as a gift for myself.</p><p><br /></p><p>I've had one vintage necklace of baguette cut crystals. In the right light, you could see them from across the room, they were that bright.</p><p><br /></p><p>I put them on ebay and i was surprised to see them sell within a day. I don't think they were anywhere near the age of these but still lovely.</p><p><br /></p><p>I'd love to hear opinions on these. They're photographed beautifully, but I wonder if they will have that glow without direct light/sunlight. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don't know what "mounted on a straw" means, or what "sleeper earrings" could be. Something you can wear 24/7?</p><p><br /></p><p>They are over 500 USD</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks! And I hope all is extremely well with everybody ❤️</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's their copy:</p><p>Very rare old French sleeper earrings from the first half of the 19th century in pink gold (type 1 eagle's head hallmark used between 1838 and 1847, maker's hallmark and another unidentified hallmark) silver and cut rock crystal in the shape of an old cushion set on a paillon.</p><p>Magnificent and rare French Georgian style earrings, but unlike Anglo-Saxon Georgians, the stones are not made of glass paste but of natural rock crystal.</p><p>These rock crystals are cut in such a way as to magnify their brilliance according to the know-how of the time and mounted on a straw: they sparkle with a thousand lights.</p><p>The mix of rose gold and silver is typical of antique French jewelry.</p><p>Very beautiful old work for a surprisingly modern look of these almost 200 year old earrings.</p><p>Length: 1.5 cm, diameter of stones: 0.7 cm</p><p>Weight of the pair: 2.1 g[ATTACH=full]495702[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="scoutshouse, post: 9873251, member: 267"]Hi, everyone! I've been down so deep into health and family, but was hoping someone could help me talk myself into or out of these earrings as a gift for myself. I've had one vintage necklace of baguette cut crystals. In the right light, you could see them from across the room, they were that bright. I put them on ebay and i was surprised to see them sell within a day. I don't think they were anywhere near the age of these but still lovely. I'd love to hear opinions on these. They're photographed beautifully, but I wonder if they will have that glow without direct light/sunlight. I don't know what "mounted on a straw" means, or what "sleeper earrings" could be. Something you can wear 24/7? They are over 500 USD Thanks! And I hope all is extremely well with everybody ❤️ Here's their copy: Very rare old French sleeper earrings from the first half of the 19th century in pink gold (type 1 eagle's head hallmark used between 1838 and 1847, maker's hallmark and another unidentified hallmark) silver and cut rock crystal in the shape of an old cushion set on a paillon. Magnificent and rare French Georgian style earrings, but unlike Anglo-Saxon Georgians, the stones are not made of glass paste but of natural rock crystal. These rock crystals are cut in such a way as to magnify their brilliance according to the know-how of the time and mounted on a straw: they sparkle with a thousand lights. The mix of rose gold and silver is typical of antique French jewelry. Very beautiful old work for a surprisingly modern look of these almost 200 year old earrings. Length: 1.5 cm, diameter of stones: 0.7 cm Weight of the pair: 2.1 g[ATTACH=full]495702[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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