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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dessert58, post: 9051549, member: 78465&quot;][ATTACH=full]430261[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]430260[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]430259[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430258[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430257[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430256[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]430255[/ATTACH]</p><p>I bought these earrings a few weeks ago and they arrived yesterday.</p><p>They came from Portugal and they were just described as: long silver earrings, but when I looked at them I knew they were good.</p><p>The earhooks look replaced, but for the rest they are original. Silver with (I think) white topaz (my tester indicates its a bit harder than glass).</p><p><br /></p><p>They almost got lost during transport and I literally made a few prayers to the Jewelry Fairy (I know, batshit crazy!) But it seemed to work and they got home safely yesterday after a few weeks delay.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie13" alt=":angelic:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>They certainly look 18th century Portugese to me but I know they used this style also for over a century after that and all around Europe.</p><p>I included a picture of my Old Flemish earrings from the early 19th century to show the resemblance in style (and my beloved bow pendant I posted here earlier which would have been the upper part of a resembling pair of earrings).</p><p><br /></p><p>I also included a picture on how they could have looked originally.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are 2 marks on each of them but I can&#039;t decipher, so any help would be very much appreciated! (The long mark could maybe be a letter &#039;L&#039; Lisboa? with something on top or next to it?) Or maybe thats just wishful thinking.</p><p><br /></p><p>So, what are your thoughts of these earrings? Portugese or other country? 18th century or later?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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