Victorian Garnet & Crystal 15ct Gold Drop Earrings

A good 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 drop VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). earrings. They are set with almandineA variety of red garnet that is transparent and commonly deep crimson with tinges of purple. Its colour can resemble that of ruby. It is cut in several forms; when cut en cabochon (usually as hollow cabochon to lighten the colour), it is called carbuncle. garnets and rock crystal, and have applied Etruscan gold work. There was a great vogue in the 1870s for anything classical hence the return to early Etruscan jewellery.