Antique Pique and Gold Hoop Earrings c 1870
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Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Jewelry: Pre 1900: Item # 1344372
Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Jewelry: Pre 1900: Item # 1344372
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Moylan-Smelkinson/The Spare Room
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P.O. Box 4684
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
tel. 410-435-3738
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P.O. Box 4684
Baltimore, Maryland 21212
tel. 410-435-3738
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$2,185.00
Bold Victorian pique hoop earrings of tortoiseshell inlaid with gold. The technique for making pique was brought to England by the Huguenots when they were expelled from France in the late 17th Century. Pique jewelry blossomed in the late 1800's.