Victorian 15ct yellow gold tassel drop earrings

Our beautiful Victorian 15ct yellow gold fine tassel drop earrings c1880 are such a classic staple in the jewellery industry, their history makes them so special.
Earrings became extremely popular in the 1860s and 1870s due to the hairstyles being swept up again.The fashionable lady would suspend virtually anything from her ears providing it was decorative. Objects of common use such as baskets of flowers, Birds, Tassels and inspired items or amphora were popular.
One of the most distinctive forms of earring in the 1870s consisted of a circular, oval or otherwise shaped panel variously decorated with enamel, gemstones or chased gold, supporting a graduated fringe of articulated pointed drops. Fringe or tassel earrings with matching pendants were popular throughout Europe.
We have an extensive collection of gold and gem set earrings spanning the years from 1850 to the 1890s. Within our collection are the long pointed drops of the 1860s in the archaeological revival style, the oval panel floral design earrings and the ever classic Tassel drop earrings.