Antique Quandong Earrings with Foliate Design and Tassels
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A pair of antique quandong earrings, each earring comprising a carved quandong to an etched surmount of foliate design and tassel base, to shepherd hook fittings, all in 18ct gold, circa 1880
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- Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
- Circa - A Latin term meaning 'about', often used in the antique trade to give an approximate date for the piece, usually considered to be five years on either side of the circa year. Thus, circa 1900 means the piece was made about 1900, probably between 1895 and 1905. The expression is sometimes abbreviated to c.1900.
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