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<p>[QUOTE="PortableTreasures, post: 1102965, member: 10237"]Dear all--</p><p><br /></p><p>I recently bought these earrings online--I liked the look of them and assumed they were vintage, or Indian reproductions of vintage earrings. Here's the text from the listing:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>This is a pair of eye catching earring crafted with 14K yellow and SS. The fish hook ear backing and the bezel holding the gemstone are 14K, and the two Tulips motif holding the diamonds are silver base. Feature an oval shaped natural Topaz, 5.8 x 4.5mm, connected between two Tulips motif frame dangling down from the fish hook backing. The two tulips are in mirror image, the bottom is a little larger than the top one; there are 11 of genuine Rose cut Diamond pave on top. Combine gemstone weight approx. 0.9ct. The earring is 1.25" long 9.1mm wide, weight 2.9gm, no hallmark and acid tested for 14K</b></p><p><br /></p><p>Here's the thing--when I had them in my hand and tried them on, they felt and looked, well, old. Like, Georgian old. I could be very wrong about this, so am turning to you to solve my dilemma concerning the age of these really rather lovely earrings. </p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks so much in advance for whatever help you send my way!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]210763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="PortableTreasures, post: 1102965, member: 10237"]Dear all-- I recently bought these earrings online--I liked the look of them and assumed they were vintage, or Indian reproductions of vintage earrings. Here's the text from the listing: [B]This is a pair of eye catching earring crafted with 14K yellow and SS. The fish hook ear backing and the bezel holding the gemstone are 14K, and the two Tulips motif holding the diamonds are silver base. Feature an oval shaped natural Topaz, 5.8 x 4.5mm, connected between two Tulips motif frame dangling down from the fish hook backing. The two tulips are in mirror image, the bottom is a little larger than the top one; there are 11 of genuine Rose cut Diamond pave on top. Combine gemstone weight approx. 0.9ct. The earring is 1.25" long 9.1mm wide, weight 2.9gm, no hallmark and acid tested for 14K[/B] Here's the thing--when I had them in my hand and tried them on, they felt and looked, well, old. Like, Georgian old. I could be very wrong about this, so am turning to you to solve my dilemma concerning the age of these really rather lovely earrings. Thanks so much in advance for whatever help you send my way! [ATTACH=full]210763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210771[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210769[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210763[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]210757[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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