Antique French Sterling
Antique French Sterling
Antique Earrings - Perfect Accessories For Women’s Beauty
If you go back in time to Namibia some 27,000 years ago you will come to the birth of the human desire to appear attractive. In those days bird feathers and animal bones, seeds and dried sticks were used as pendants and earrings. Since most of these articles of jewelry were degradable not much can be seen today other than in cave drawings perhaps. But the prehistoric desire has not ebbed. From the time a girl achieves puberty or even earlier, her ears and nose are pierced. The wearing of earrings from an early age is still practiced in villages around the world. Antique earrings are therefore the commonest articles of personal jewelry found along with antique pendants. Egyptian jewelry among others has some beautiful samples of antique earrings in online shops.
Egyptian jewelry dates back to around 4500 BC during the time of El-Badari. Then came the golden age of Cleopatra, Nefertiti and the Pharaohs and the Greco Roman period when Egyptian jewelry flourished. The oldest among the antique jewelry from Egypt are probably the Fuluni Hoop earrings from the Sudan area or the Akuaba doll earrings worn as a symbol of fertility.
The ancient Egyptians were staunch believers of symbolism. This trait is reflected in virtually all ancient Egyptian jewelry. Gold was considered divine and symbolic of the sun god. Lapis lazuli was considered a sacred stone of celestial origin and symbolic of truth. The scarab beetle was widely used and symbolized rebirth. The carnelian was a stone that symbolized courage and great physical power. The blue lotus was symbolic of the god Nefertum of Memphis. He was the gold of perfume and the lotus that opened at dawn and closed at dusk was symbolic of divinity and eternal life.
When you go online you are amazed at the degree of care that has been taken to faithfully reproduce antique Egyptian jewelry especially earrings. You can buy a most attractive set of lotus petal and onyx earrings in sterling silver gilded with 22 ct gold or a set of Ankh earrings worn as an amulet said to possess unusual powers.
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LARGE ANTIQUE FRENCH 950 STERLING SILVER TEAPOT TEA OR COFFEE POT MINERVA FRANCE |  |
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US $1,295.00 | 27d 22h |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Chocolate Bouillon or Tea Cup Saucer Garland | |
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US $505.75 | 29d 8h 19m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver sauce Boat Stand 630g | |
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US $1,295.00 | 29d 15h 46m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Chocolate Cream or Tea Pot Ebony Side Handle | |
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US $1,495.00 | 27d 8h 14m |
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FRENCH ANTIQUE GILT STERLING SILVER SWEET BOWL 1413gr SIGNED LOQUE 1819 1839 | |
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US $2,850.00 | 29d 1h 4m |
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Antique French Sterling Vermeil Pill Trinket box Putto | |
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US $495.00 | 28d 17h 48m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Pot Rococo | |
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US $1,800.00 | 24d 13h 12m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Serving Bowl Roussel | |
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US $595.00 | 28d 18h 16m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs | |
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US $120.00 | 26d 11h 19m |
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Paillard Freres Antique French Sterling Jardiniere | |
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US $1,195.00 | 28d 20h 43m |
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Louis XVI Antique French Sterling Vermeil Open Salts | |
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US $725.00 | 27d 19h 45m |
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Antique French Vermeil Sterling Silver 15pc Tea Teaspoon Service Ebony Box | |
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US $800.00 | 27d 21h 10m |
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Rare Antique French Sterling Silver 4pc Tea Coffee Set Empire Styling 2256gm | |
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US $4,495.00 | 27d 10h 32m |
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ANTIQUE FRENCH STERLING SILVER CUP SAUCER | |
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US $175.00 | 27d 20h 46m |
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Antique French Hallmarked Sterling Silver Double Salt | |
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US $250.00 | 27d 19h 38m |
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Rare Antique French Gilded Silver Sterling Snail Holder | |
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US $599.00 | 28d 23h 15m |
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Antique French Gilded Silver Sterling Crab Pick | |
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US $150.00 | 28d 23h 11m |
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Antique French Gilded Silver Sterling Oyster fork | |
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US $75.00 | 28d 23h 11m |
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Antique French Gilded Silver Sterling Snail Fork | |
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US $75.00 | 28d 23h 11m |
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Antique French Gilded Sterling Silver 5pc Liquor Set Decanter 4 Cordials | |
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US $845.75 | 29d 8h 19m |
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Antique French Gilded Silver Sterling Fish Fork knife | |
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US $220.00 | 28d 23h 11m |
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PUIFORCAT 96pc Antique French Sterling EMPIRE SWAN Flatware Set Ebony Knives | |
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US $12,740.00 | 28d 14h 37m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Vermeil Sweetmeat Service 3 pc | |
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US $495.00 | 29d 20h 29m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Tea Coffee Set Empire 3P | |
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US $3,999.00 | 25d 11h 9m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Sugar Tongs | |
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US $110.00 | 26d 22h 7m |
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French Antique Vintage Lavender Pink Guilloche Enamel Sterling Small Pill Box | |
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US $429.00 | 26d 6h 48m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Gilded Sugar Tongs | |
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US $120.00 | 26d 12h 58m |
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Majestic Antique French Sterling Crystal Drageoir Confituruer Centerpiece | |
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US $1,740.00 | 26d 23h 45m |
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Antique French Sterling Coffee Cup | |
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US $595.00 | 25d 22h 24m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Napkin Ring PAIR Ornate Engraved Decoration | |
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US $378.25 | 23d 5h 38m |
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French vintage antique brooch sterling silver argent silber deco | |
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US $65.00 | 27d 7h 34m |
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Alphonse DEBAIN Antique French Sterling Dinner Forks Spoons for 12 | |
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US $3,999.00 | 26d 18h 14m |
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RARE Antique French Sterling Silver 54pc Table Knife Set Armorial Heraldry | |
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US $4,245.75 | 27d 8h 14m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Toilet Set 7pc Boulenger | |
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US $699.00 | 27d 2h 55m |
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Elegant Antique French Sterling Silver 10 Serving Dish Ornate w Acanthus | |
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US $1,185.75 | 23d 5h 55m |
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ANTIQUE FRENCH STERLING SILVER MOTHER OF PEARL FLATWARE SERVICE FOR 12 | |
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US $14,500.00 | 25d 20h 57m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Mesh Purse 2 Compartments | |
0 Bid | US $149.00 | 2h 21m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver 950 carving Set 3 pc | |
0 Bid | US $289.00 | 2h 24m |
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Odiot Antique French Sterling Sugar Tongs Rocailles | |
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US $295.00 | 22d 17h 38m |
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Antique French Sterling Silver Carving Set Neoclassic Jean Catel w Case | |
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US $299.00 | 26d 3h 31m |
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Jean Dubost Laguiole 24-Piece Flatware Set -Pearlized Ivory
Sale Price: $199.99  |
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French Antique by Reed & Barton, Sterling Cocktail/Seafood Fork
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French Antique by Reed & Barton, Sterling Dessert/Oval/Place Spoon
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Antique Sterling Silver Wrap Around Weave Cufflinks
Sale Price: $294.95 |
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Sterling Silver Buffalo Nickel Coin Cufflinks
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Uniforms of the French Revolutionary Wars 1789-1802
Sale Price: $35.00 |
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Sterling Industries 113-1134 Linen Shade French Country Two Birds Iron Table Lamp
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Sterling Industries 93-9153 Traditional Antique Reproduction Table Lamp with Harlequin Woven Shade
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Sterling Industries 113-1127 French Country Distressed Pearlescent Ceramic Table Lamp with Metallic Linen Shade
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