Antique Diamond Pendant Earrings 18k Chinese Victorian
1900s pendant earrings set with diamonds and shell in 20k.
These Anglo-Sino pique earrings are one-of-a-kind.
They are Victorian from the use of tortoise shell, but the studs are distinctly Straits Chinese.
The pique shell has a gold inlay pattern that is considered sparse by Victorian pique standards. Yet the geometry of a drop and cluster is not just unusual but powerful.
The earrings captivate from their casual dark beauty, seeming to say much in their twin cultural influences.
The earrings are screw back and are 3.2cm long.
The studs are crafted flat, an interesting but distinct ‘vastness’ to how it wears, even if the cluster is only 12mm.
This is a precious bohemian pair, of travelogue and souvenir.