Victorian Almandine Garnet Acorn Earrings giardinetti and has been carved with

and has been carved with a face

Demantoid Garnets

and wonderfully stylish

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

Victorian Almandine Garnet Acorn Earrings giardinetti and has been carved withDATE: 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.