14k Victorian Dangle Earrings April 4th and a highly detailed band

and a highly detailed band

using a string of beads with five decades referred to as a Paternoster (Latin for “Our Father”)

A totem of feminine energy and the gift of life

Gorgeous caned detail all the way down the shaft of the handle in this special example

now a ring

14k Victorian Dangle Earrings April 4th and a highly detailed bandEarrings were essential in the Grand Period but their size and style fluctuated widely throughout the era. Archaeological revival gold amphorae and drops decorated with granulation, twisted wire, and rosettes dominated earring motifs. Hoops, drops, spheres, crosses, flowers, and stars were other favored subjects for an earring design. With the Victorian penchant for whimsy, novelty jewelry sawfish, lizards, birdcages, bells, tools, and other everyday