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Georgian 18ct Gold Fern Agate Drop Earrings

566H
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Written by Olly Gerrish

An unusual pair of 18ct gold Georgian earrings with coiled rope design gold work and spear shaped drops. They are set with specimen fern agates. These were extremely popular in Georgian jewellery. No two agates are exactly alike. Over the years they have been referred to as either tree, picture or landscape agates due to the naturalistic patterns they portray. Ironically, they are not true agates but, instead, range from a translucent colourless to whitish-grey variety of chalcedony quartz, with markings known as dendrites, which derives from the Greek word “dendron” for tree. The plant-like structures in black and brown display an organic appearance, but the markings are actually inclusions with traces of iron or manganese, which crystallise inside the agate’s fine surface fractures and create the branch and single tree, or multiple woodsy, motifs. These earrings were made circa 1800-1820.

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Item Number:
566H
Materials:
Measurements:
Height 38 mm
From top of wire to base 45 mm
Place of Origin:
England
Discovered:
8 years ago

Hallmarks

Unmarked, 18ct gold
Many pieces of antique jewellery were unmarked because hallmark regulations were not obligatory until 1972.

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Very slight dents to drops

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