Antique 18K Gold Cannetille Earrings
Regular price
$12,500
Created in the mid-19th century, these 18K gold earrings feature cannetille-work, repoussé, and granulation. Each is designed as a high-relief yet light weight oval top suspending a flexibly-set drop, ornamented throughout with granulation, beads, plain polished scrolls, and florets. Characterized by dancing movement, these hard-to-find antique pendant earrings are high-relief confections of airy 18K gold wirework and delightful repoussé motifs.
Item #: ER-21947
Circa: 1830s-1850s
Dimensions: 3.25" length, 1.125" width.
Materials: 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 16.7 g.
Item #: ER-21947
Circa: 1830s-1850s
Dimensions: 3.25" length, 1.125" width.
Materials: 18K Gold
Gram Weight: 16.7 g.
Long, light earrings that combined both cannetille (or wirework) and repoussé marked a transitional, late Georgian form of the 1840s. These earrings show that this popular style persisted even later, as the technique of granulation, though still known to provincial Italian goldsmiths, was not widely used in higher style jewelry until the 1850s.
Long, light earrings that combined both cannetille (or wirework) and repoussé marked a transitional, late Georgian form of the 1840s. These earrings show that this popular style persisted even later, as the technique of granulation, though still known to provincial Italian goldsmiths, was not widely used in higher style jewelry until the 1850s.
