Georgian Pinchbeck Torpedo Drop Earrings w/ Decorative Floral Accents
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Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Jewelry: English: Pre 1900: Item # 1460222
Directory: Antiques: Decorative Art: Jewelry: English: Pre 1900: Item # 1460222
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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$1,400.00


Elegant Georgian pinchbeck Pendeloque earrings with decorative floral accents along the bottom widest part and an attractive carved flower at the ear. The bottom of the earrings are finished with a hand wrought gold ball. Pinchbeck is an alloy developed by Christopher Pinchbeck in 1720 to simulate gold. His alloy of copper and zinc looks like gold and does not tarnish.
The earrings are Georgian Pinchbeck Torpedo Drop Earrings with Decorative Floral Accents1 3/4 inches long and ½ inch at their widest.