Georgian Garnet Drop Earrings onyx the bird and foreground rendered

the bird and foreground rendered in white over a reddish-brown background

and embellished with little silver swirls at the shoulders and a rope-twist border around the stone

Almandine Garnet

they certainly appear to have been made as such

royalty and wisdom and this little piece has it's trunk pointing downwards

Georgian Garnet Drop Earrings onyx the bird and foreground renderedDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 Gorgeous garnet drop earrings dating from the Georgian period, circa 1800. The stones display excellent colour, an intense and juicy pinky red that appears to glow from within, a great contrast to the rich 15k gold foil backed settings. The tops feature two small garnets where fan like clusters hand freely below, and they drop just over one and a half inches from the ear. With gold wires. STONES Garnets MEASUREMENTS Drop: 1. 6