VICTORIAN SCARAB BEETLE EARRINGS

A super cool pair of Victorian scarab beetle earrings!

Circa 1880, these are Egyptian revival at its finest! 

The earrings are made of two perfectly preserved scarab beetles, which are set in high carat gold mounts, with a fine rope-twist border.

The beetles have fabulous natural bright green luminescent shells, which are in amazing condition.

The earrings have the original high carat gold tear drops and spheres, with high carat gold shepherds hooks.

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

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

This curious pair of Victorian earrings are highly collectable.

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!

This is a little piece of history!

Size of beetle approx: 1.7cm x 1.3cm

Drop approx: 3.5cm