Grape-flavored amethysts (just kidding, don't eat them) are set into sunburst-shaped settings. This over-the-top Victorian design took the concept of prongs and turned them into a design feature.
MATERIALS: 14k gold (tests), newer 10k gold ear wires (tests), 5/8" x 1/2" oval faceted amethysts
AGE: c. 1880
CONDITION: Very good - ear wires look like replacements
SIZE: 1 1/2" length measured from the top of the ear wire, 1" x 3/4" pendants