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Grandmother's Buttons Silver Brown Agate Earrings [PRE-ORDER] (Buy 2 Get 1 Free Mix & Match)
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MADE-TO-ORDER, PRE-ORDER. IF IN STOCK, IT WILL SHIP OUT PROMPTLY, BUT IF NOT, WE WILL SHIP ONCE IT'S MADE IN AN ESTIMATED TWO WEEKS.
The vintage silver brown agate hand-pressed cabochons featured in these earrings exemplify the talents of mid-century German glassmakers.
Bohemian glassmakers were the first to develop methods for press-molding glass buttons in the early 19th century. They began with solid colored glass, and then, as their skills grew, started producing multi-colored stones mimicking gems like opals and tortoiseshells.
After the Second World War, German glass artists advanced the glass-making trade further by inventing marbled agate glass. They melted canes of colored glass over a lampworking flame, blended in bits of silver foil, and then hand-pressed the mixture into molds.
In this piece:
- German silver brown agate lampworked and hand-pressed cabochons, circa 1950
- Brass oval stampings made in the USA in vintage dies
- Nickel-free & lead-free brass kidney wire closures
- Hangs 1 7/8”
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