Victorian Etruscan Revival 18 Karat Yellow Antique Day-to-Night Drop Earrings

Designed as domed disk surmounts pierced with grapevine motif appliqué With textured leaves, scrolling vines and dimensional fruit Grooved with twisted wire frame and suspending drop...

Designed as gold bead surmounts suspending tiered yellow and rose gold geometric drops Featuring 2.7 mm round seed pearls bead set around disk form - iridescent cream to gray Arching...

Comprised of floral surmounts with curling filigree petals suspending drops via cable chain Drops are designed as stylized amphora vases With filigree body and scrolling wire handles...

Designed as oval shaped surmounts suspending removable articulating drops Centering an oval shaped peridot cabochon measuring 9.5 x 11.5 mm Transparent bright medium yellow green and...

These Victorian day-to-night earrings swing and sway with a detachable coral tops that gracefully suspend a larger coral drop. These lovely ladies measure 1.5" long. C1880 Weight: 6...

A pair of authentic, very fine Victorian period coral and 18K yellow gold earrings, possibly Italian, in the Etruscan Revival style, immensely fashionable at the time and inspired by...

Etruscan-Roman revival ear drops pendants. Magnificent oversized drop earrings, from the Victorian Era (1837-1901) circa 1880. These beautiful pair has been crafted with etruscan-roman revival patterns in solid yellow gold of 18 karats, with high polished finish. The main elements are two conical amphorae with swan-shaped handles. These hang from two straight tensors attached to a round element simulating a shield. They are suited with hinged flexibles French hooks for pierced. These extraordinary ear pendants are made with extreme elegance and the design was made with soft and simple lines, without exaggerating with ornate decorative motifs, typical of the time. Weight: 40 Grams, (25.64 Dwt). Measurements: 83 mm by 27 mm (3.25 x 1.06 Inches). Swan, is the meaning of grace, beauty, love, trust, and loyalty. Swan symbolism is also linked to inner beauty and self-love. The swan is an emblem of feminine beauty and softness and has even had operas and ballets written about it. In Wagner’s 1848 opera, Lohengrin, the Swan recreates the romanticized tail of the Swan Knight, or the son of Percival, who travels on a boat pulled by Swans and rescues a Damsel in distress. Though he is the hero of the story, the Swans symbolize the journey to find purity, love and romance, even at personal sacrifice. Amphora, is a type of large jar originating from Greek and Etruscan pottery, widely used in the Roman Empire, characterized by being a tall fusiform-shaped vessel, with a narrow neck and two openwork handles on the sides of it, usually ending in a point to place it sunk in the sandy soil or on an upright. It was used by the ancient Greeks and Romans as the main means of transporting and storing grapes, olives, olive oil, cereals, fish...

Gorgeous gold earrings from the Victorian (ca1880) era! Each earring is crafted in 14kt yellow gold and is beautifully decorated with delicate Etruscan wirework and beadwork. The ear...