VICTORIAN DOUBLE SCARAB BEETLE EARRINGS

A superb pair of Victorian double scarab drop earrings.

Circa 1860/80 these are Egyptian revival at its finest!

Each earring is made of two perfectly preserved scarab beetles with fabulous natural bright green luminescent shells.

The beetles are set in a 12ct gold claw setting with a rope twist border.

The setting is open at the back, so you can see the full detail of the beetle, which is so fascinating. 

The earrings look excellent on, and are super light so they are very comfortable to wear.

It is unusual to find these earrings with multiple scarabs.

The trend of wearing real bug jewellery became popular in the Victorian period.

People were fascinated with the new discoveries of foreign lands, exotic animals and bugs during this time.

As urbanisation grew, the Victorians become more detached from nature, so using bugs and animals as adornment was a way to bring them a little closer to nature again!

 MEASUREMENTS

Total drop approx: 5.8cm

Width approx: 1.4cm

WEIGHT

Total weight approx: 4.7g (approx 2.35g each)

MATERIALS

12ct gold & taxidermy beetles

CONDITION

Very good

Some scratches / discolouration to the gold

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