Mid-18th-Century Iberian Earrings – Garnets in Gold with Chased Floral Backs

These Iberian Baroque earrings, crafted circa 1750 in rich yellow gold, display the exuberant spirit of their age. Their sculpted surfaces, with repoussι floral motifs at the reverse, frame glowing red garnets that catch the light with warmth and depth. The tiered composition, from square to pear-shaped elements, creates a sense of lively movement, typical of Spanish and Portuguese jewels of the eighteenth century. Each earring carries an echo of history: a graceful ornament once meant to sway with candlelight, now preserved as a testament to Baroque artistry and enduring elegance.

Jewellery Type
earrings long hanging

Condition
good condition
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Country of origin
Although it carries no legible control marks, we believe this piece to be of Spanish or Portuguese origin, as the design is typical of 18th-century Iberian earrings.

Style

Baroque - Baroque is an artistic style that dominated Europe from the late 16th century to the early 18th century. Often described as "the leading style in European art between the Mannerist and Rococo periods, characterised by dynamic movement, heightened emotion, and bold expression."
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Style specifics
Baroque is a style in art and decoration that developed shortly before 1600 and remained current in Europe until the emergence of the Rococo style c.1730. It was started in Italy, and spread to Germany, Austria, the Low Countries, and Spain and Portugal, with only a somewhat severely classical version being popular in France under Louis XIV. The style was a development of the Renaissance style and is characterized by lively, curved, and exuberant forms, by vigorous movement, and by rich ornament, based on classical sources, being symmetrical as distinguished from the asymmetry of the following Rococo style.

Period
ca. 1750
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Material 14K
yellow gold (touchstone tested)
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Precious stones
Ten garnets

Birthstones
Garnet is the birthstone (or month stone) for January.
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Hallmarks
No trace.
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Dimensions
4,90 cm (1,93 inch) x 1,40 cm (0,55 inch)
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Weight
7,80 gram (5,02 dwt)

Adin Reference Nº
25115-0314

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