Antique Victorian Cut Steel Tassel Earrings psyche Fashions became more extreme

Fashions became more extreme

Skillfully carved from a rich

Buckle rings were very popular during the Victorian Era

The centuries-old technique of hand-crafting uncut diamonds into fine jewelry

Antique Victorian Cut Steel Tassel Earrings psyche Fashions became more extremeCut steel was a European fashion staple from 1760 1880. Brightly polished steel, usually with pierced or faceted decoration, became popular for a wide range of jewelry from buttons and buckles to tiaras, bracelets and earrings. Manufacture began in Woodstock, near Oxford, in the early 17th century, and by the 1760s London, Birmingham and Wolverhampton had become important centers of the trade. The fashion conscious Empress Josephine owned two suites