Victorian Jet "Lily Of The Valley" Earrings

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Victorian Jet "Lily Of The Valley" Earrings

$1,000.00

Description

DATE: Victorian, c.1860

Victorian jewellery often includes floral motifs, as part of their "Language of Flowers", whereby each flower or plant represented some romantic or emotional sentiment. These, a fantastic pair of jet earrings, with gold and pearl set Lily of the Valley motif fronts. According to the Victorian Language of the Flowers, Lily of the Valley signifies re-found happiness, proclaiming joy has returned to your life or a fated love never truly left.

With 9k gold wires, they date from the mid Victorian period, circa 1860 and remain in great condition.

STONES

Pearl

MEASUREMENTS

Drop: 1.9cm

Width: 1.3cm

WEIGHT

3.4g (pair)

MARKS

No marks present, test as 9k gold

CONDITION

Very good