DATE: Victorian, c.1880

Graceful Victorian earrings set with natural blue sapphires and chunky old European cut diamonds. Each one comprises a flower cluster with central sapphire and diamond petals dangling beneath diamond-set fleur-de-lys tops; 15k gold wires and backs with stones set in silver to accentuate their colour. Beautifully made, by hand, in the 1880s. 

STONES 

Natural Sapphires - 0.70ct total

Old European Cut Diamonds - 0.84ct total 

MEASUREMENTS 

Drop: 2.6cm

Width: 1.0cm

WEIGHT 

3.3g

MARKS 

No marks present, tests as 15k gold and silver

CONDITION 

Very good, light wear commensurate with age