Vintage 9ct 1970s Gold Ornate Ball Creole Hoop Earrings
Description
Vintage 1970s hollow hoop earrings set in 9ct yellow gold. The earrings have a number of hallmarks indicating the piece is set in 9ct gold from Italy.
Founders Carlo Zucchi and Leopoldo Gori founded the Italian jewellery house UnoAErre in 1935. The earrings have a number of marks, the makers mark 'Unoaerre' alongside '375' indicating the earrings are set in 9ct gold. The earring were made in Arezzo, Italy.
HISTORY
Hoop earrings originated in Africa, dating back to Nubia, a civilization that existed in the fourth century in what is now present day Sudan, according to Yekaterina Barbash, associate curator of Egyptian art at the Brooklyn Museum. In ancient Egypt, both men and women wore hoop earrings. Source: NYT.com
ERA
Vintage, 1970s
HALLMARKS
1 Star AR, 375, UnoAErre
MEASUREMENTS
Diameter - 1.7cm / 0.6"
Weight - 1.33g
CONDITION
The hoops are in good vintage condition.
SKU
3394
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