Gold Earrings? No markings. Anyone recognize the style?

[WoodnHead]

I picked these up at a jewelry store sidewalk sale. The owner buys lots of estate stuff and sells off the lower value costume pieces at sidewalk sales. I have found lots of missed sterling at the sales, and even a 14K marked brooch one time (missed because it was a rare expensive version of an MFA piece - they saw the MFA stamp and figured it was costume).

These earrings jumped out at me from a few feet away. The easiest way to put it is that the metal glowed... a beautiful, buttery/silky glow. Loupe inspections shows no hallmarks or metal marks, but also no test marks. Does not react to a strong magnet. Has none of the glossed/coated joints look etc... that plating has. The 'pearls' are gritty/chalky to the tooth so I am expecting they are at least cultured.

I remembered several posts about high-end, hand made clasps to look for and wondered if maybe anyone has familiarity with this style of earring? I don't have a test kit and thought I'd check here first before committing to purchasing one. To me they suggest India. Oh, and spent $1 on them so no real loss if costume.

Thanks for any suggestions.

 

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[kali_is_my_copilot]

I would have picked those up for $1 all day long! I agree with the India look, what's the weight like?

 

[WoodnHead]

I would have picked those up for $1 all day long! I agree with the India look, what's the weight like?

Well, with the pearls they are 2.6 grams... However, in doing more digging around I found them! They are by Julie Vos. Gigi earrings. 24k plated. So not the treasure I was dreaming of, but not shabby.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Still a nice pair of earrings for a dollar!

 

[MCB1961]

Sorry to say I have the exact same pair they are vermeil over silver costume jewelry Don't mean to a buzz kill

 

[trdking]

Sorry to say I have the exact same pair they are vermeil over silver costume jewelry Don't mean to a buzz kill

Still worth more than a dollar.

 

[WoodnHead]

Sorry to say I have the exact same pair they are vermeil over silver costume jewelry Don't mean to a buzz kill

Thanks, I figured out what they were and who they were made by and flipped them for about $50. Not bad for $1.

 

[DFW_THer]

I would have bought those all day long. Man they look like 22K+ gold. Too bad! Still a great buy. Especially @ 50 dollar flip, nice work.