Victorian Acorn Drop Gold Earrings

These 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 acorn earrings are rare in good condition. So often they are dented and the gilding is worn. VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). pieces were gilded over the gold to achieve a beautiful soft and mellow colour, rather like present day Lalounis pieces. It is very hard to copy this gild nowadays as they used to use mercury in the process, which is not permitted now. These earrings are true English earrings as they refer to the English oak, the symbol of England.