{"product_id":"antique-victorian-onyx-and-seed-pearl-chandelier-earrings","title":"Antique Victorian Onyx and Seed Pearl Chandelier Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen picturing grand jewelry of the Victorian era, chances are many people are thinking of exactly this type of jewelry- elegant, intricate, feminine, and dramatic. While this style of jewelry is often sold as \"mourning\" jewelry, simply because of its use of black, that is not usually the case. This style, adorned with shining and glittering gold and onyx or French jet (black glass), would have been considered inappropriate for the first and second mourning periods- too shiny, too ornate, too frivolous, during a time when only matte black materials were acceptable. This pair of earrings speaks to a stylish and popular trend, as opposed to mourning customs. Black and gold jewelry, especially studded with luminous seed pearls, was incredibly chic and in demand. There are countless examples of exactly this style, in varying degrees of intricacy and opulence. This pair of earrings is on the more intricate and opulent end of the scale, with cut onyx (actually dyed black chalcedony) panels set in 14k yellow gold, adorned with beautiful, tiny pearls and dangling chains. These would have been considered evening jewelry, to be worn to balls and galas and other elegant affairs, not the somber mourning jewelry that it is often made out to be. This type of jewelry was often sold as \"French\" style, though it was most likely made in the United States (very likely in Rhode Island, the capital of jewelry production in the USA during the late 1800s). These earrings would have been marketed as being made in a French or Continental style, but it is actually a style that was most popular in the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEarrings are in exceptional condition, with no scratches, chips or cracks to the onyx, no missing pearls, and their original secure, large French hooks that clasp with a safety hook. A pair of this style of earrings, in such a large size, and in such wonderful condition, is incredibly rare. Earrings measure 2.5\" long from top of hook to bottom of drop, and 0.75\" at their widest point. Please note that these earrings are rather heavy by modern standards, weighing between 6.2 and 6.35 grams each. They are not uncomfortable to wear, as the large hooks have an offset curve that helps distribute the weight evenly, but their weight is worth noting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moon Honey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47604514881709,"sku":null,"price":3200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/6978\/8589\/files\/rn-image_picker_lib_temp_48f7767b-38c6-485a-b407-1b2a1974c5c6.jpg?v=1789505655","url":"https:\/\/shopmoonhoney.com\/products\/antique-victorian-onyx-and-seed-pearl-chandelier-earrings","provider":"Moon Honey","version":"1.0","type":"link"}