Antique Pique and Gold Earrings

Three inch long day-night gold earrings with a lovely rococo design that incorporates foliate and shell motifs set with Persian turquoise and enlivened by the two-color 15K gold. Th...

Delightful Victorian 15K Etruscan design drop earrings wonderful to wear day and night. They measure 1 5/8" long by 3/8" at their widest.

The term "pique" comes from the French word "piquer" (to prick) and describes a method of inlaying gold or silver onto tortoiseshell. The craft was discovered and perfected in the 17th century by the French Huguenots. The Huguenots later taught the craft to English jewelry artisans. These classical pique earrings with their Greek key design, are a perfect example of the sophistication, polish, depth and natural beauty of pique jewelry. The crafting of pique jewelry was a true art form, and the tools and skills needed to craft pique disappeared after the 19th century, but real pique is a lasting material, and these Greek key earrings...

Georgian 15K floral motif pendeloque earrings with fish scale engraving drop gracefully and swing enticingly. Easily worn day or night.

Fabulous Victorian day/night earrings set with jargoons in 18K gold and silver. Traditionally the tops were used alone for daytime wear and the drops added for more formal evening at...

We love these charming 15K diamond and yellow and white gold earrings. Old mine cut diamonds wrapped inside a gold cylinder dance inside a concentric gold...

Antique Pique Earrings 9ct Gold Circa 1880 Lovely, Victorian drop earrings. Features three pique balls, beautifully decorated with tiny circles, inl...

A fabulous pair of antique Victorian pique (tortoiseshell) gold and silver inlaid earrings that can be dated to the height of their fashion circa 1880....

A delightful pair of Victorian yellow gold and silver inlay pique earrings hand crafted in circa 1870. The tapered obelisk shaped pique drops, beautifully inlaid with stylised geomet...

14K Gold Victorian Pique Geometric Dangle Earrings, circa 1880 These elegant Victorian pique drop earrings are inlaid with gold in a beautiful geometric design. Suspended from an ov...

An exceptional, fine, and impressive 2.71 carat aquamarine, pearl, and 15 karat yellow gold necklace and earring jewelry set; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive aquamarine jewelry set has been crafted in 15 karat yellow gold. The antique necklace has a central feature bezel set round cut aquamarine. The feature aquamarine is encircled by a halo setting consisting of thirteen millegrain decorated bezel set seed pearls. This impressive cluster/halo design supports three chain drops, each terminating with a bezel set oval cut aquamarine. The medial drop is further accented with a vertical arrangement of three graduating seed pearls. The pendant suspends from an 16" cable style chain, crafted in 15k yellow gold via two integrated loops to the upper portion of the aquamarine cluster. The matching drop earrings feature a round cut bezel set aquamarine at the apex with an articulating vertical drop incorporating four seed pearls. Each earring terminates with a segmented cluster design, featuring a bezel set round cut aquamarine to the center encircled with six individually set seed pearls. These earrings, for pierced ears, secure to the reverse with plain French hook fastenings The reverse of the pendant is hallmarked with the 15k gold fineness mark (15) and the set has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 15 karat gold. This stunning aquamarine necklace and earring set...

A stunning, fine and impressive pair of antique 2.75 carat diamond, 15 karat yellow gold, platinum set drop earrings; part of our antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections Thes...