Outstanding Gold-Over-Brass Austro-Hungarian Drop Earrings April 4th Age/Origin: Circa 1930’-1940's

Age/Origin: Circa 1930’-1940's

This design features two intertwined ropes and is believed to have been created by sailors during their long voyages as a means of remembering their loved ones

This gorgeous brooch example features seven delicious almandine garnet stones and a dainty center pearl

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The collet-set paste

Outstanding Gold-Over-Brass Austro-Hungarian Drop Earrings April 4th Age/Origin: Circa 1930’-1940'sBewitching and beguiling, Austro Hungarian jewelry is known as the epitome of extra with its larger than life gemstones and motifs. The Austro Hungarian empire dates from the 1860s to the 1920s and was one of the most powerful western empires in the world. Today, Austria and Hungary are two separate countries, with their own different identities and jewelry history. Nevertheless, the combination of the two nations in this 80 year period saw some of