Rose Cut Diamond Giardinetti Earrings C. 1800 Antique diamond jewelry with a gold embellished keyhole

with a gold embellished keyhole

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The closed-back pearls are are presented upon a geometric gallery

Rose Cut Diamond Giardinetti Earrings C. 1800 Antique diamond jewelry with a gold embellished keyholeGiardinetti ("little gardens") jewels were quite popular in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, for who wouldn't want a diamond or gemstone garden in their jewel cadre? This Continental European pair, in sterling silver, is set with rose cut diamonds in botanical arrangementsa design language rooted in Rococo and Neoclassical taste. At over three inches in length, they are unusually large for the period and remain in fully original condition.