Victorian 15ct Gold Earrings Set With Coral

A pretty pair of 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold earrings that were made circa 1880. They are in the Etruscan style that was popular at the time. Gold wire has been braided in to a rope edging and circles. Each earring has been set with a well matched split coralAn organic gem, calcium carbonate with a trace of carotene, deposited by tiny sea creatures living in the depths of warm seas in huge colonies. It grows in branches that look like underwater trees. Coral is believed to be one of the oldest forms of gemstone jewellery, with some pieces dating back as far as 23,000 BC. bead. The coral was from Naples,Italy. Wearable every day.