Georgian Garnet Drop Earrings onyx In 1896 - the year

In 1896 - the year this brooch was made - there was simultaneously an increase in bicycle popularity and a severe economic depression

Almandine Garnet

The navette-shaped design features intricately set seed pearls mounted on a royal blue guilliché enamel backdrop and arranged around the word SOUVENIR - which translates from French as memory

the bird and foreground rendered in white over a reddish-brown background

60 Transitional cut Diamonds - total weight approx

Georgian Garnet Drop Earrings onyx In 1896 - the yearDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 Gorgeous garnet drop earrings dating from the Georgian period, circa 1800. The stones display excellent colour, an intense and juicy pinky red that appears to glow from within, a great contrast to the rich 15k gold foil backed settings. The tops feature two small garnets where fan like clusters hand freely below, and they drop just over one and a half inches from the ear. With gold wires. STONES Garnets MEASUREMENTS Drop: 1. 6