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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 406532, member: 2844&quot;]Gorgeous earrings.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>That back to front hook is mostly seen on antique Continental European earrings.</p><p>The A is the mark for Vienna, Austria, 1866-1872. That Algerian knot design was already popular at the time.</p><p>Ideally there should be an assay mark for the fineness, but gold and silver weren&#039;t always assayed.</p><p>Austro-Hungarian gold is generally of .920, .840 or .580 fineness. That is the same for hollow sheet gold with a resin filling, which is what your earrings probably are.</p><p><br /></p><p>I agree, Schaumgold is real gold, although even German jewellery and antiques sites seem to be confused about it. Which means it sometimes sells for very nice prices.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>The Schaumgold jewellery I&#039;ve bought from German and Austrian sellers over the years is hollow sheet gold jewellery, sometimes filled with resin or putty. A technique that was used all over the world in the 19th century, when gold was much more expensive.</p><p>Many of mine are not marked, but test in the 14 to 20k range. Some are hollow, not filled. In the case of brooches and pendants, some are backed with a thick sheet of silver for stability.</p><p>In other countries Schaumgold jewellery would usually just be sold as gold or silver-backed gold (if applicable), without any specification as to the technique.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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