Tassel Earrings of Sterling Silver

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$130.00

Tassel earrings of handworked Sterling Silver, copies of tassels often used in Victorian jewellery of the late 1800s, in bracelets and necklaces.
See below for further information on tassels.

46mm total eardrop length.

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Tassel Earrings, Silver. The basic concept of this style is the top pinning of a number of equal lengths of slim chevron-linked chain, each ending with soldered ball granule, all dingle-dangling in a pendant. The style is ancient, pretty and eye-catching. To be found in old Silver Indian jewellery, especially of the more formal type as in, for example, the dangles on the set of Silver buttons for a dress kurta; also to be found in examples of Ottoman jewellery/adornments/lamp pendants, and still commonly to be seen in Istanbul.
The Victorian English appropriated the design for use as an attractive bauble for a chain, especially chains made for women, and is most commonly seen in Australia hung from near the clasp on an English antique fancy Silver “Albertina” bracelet.
To source a pair of these English antique tassels, perfect for eardrops, is very difficult, for they are so pricey in England, in general too pricey for on-selling.