Vintage Portuguese 19k Gold Queen Earrings

With fine lacy open-work set alight with tender facets, these vintage Portuguese 19k gold “Queen’s earrings” exemplify the ornate craftsmanship of the region. It’s nearly impossible to look away from these pieces as they glisten and shimmer upon the lobe. With complete resplendence, they dance upon the ear with an array of intricacy set in motion by a series of hinges throughout the piece.

-Named for Queen Maria I (reign from 1777-1816)

-Hallmarked for Porto 1938-1984

-44.4mm long (from top of ear wire)

-23.3mm wide at widest point 

-5.4 grams

-Back-to-front ear wires