Victorian Almandine Garnet Acorn Earrings giardinetti Turquoise Matrix

Turquoise Matrix

and has been carved with a face

and topaz (V)

it was likely intended more as a symbolic Memento Mori piece than anything else

Demantoid Garnets

Victorian Almandine Garnet Acorn Earrings giardinetti Turquoise MatrixDATE: Victorian, c. 1870 Gorgeous mid Victorian acorn earrings dating from the 1870s. Each one adorned with three almandine garnet set acorns and applied Etruscan style gold hoops and edge detail. They're beautifully made and crafted in 15 karat gold throughout. STONES Almandine Garnet MEASUREMENTS Drop: 3. 7cm Width: 1. 6cm WEIGHT 6. 0g MARKS No marks present, tests as 15k gold CONDITION Very good, one stone is cracked. Minor losses to the goldwork.