VICTORIAN SCARAB BEETLE EARRINGS

A gorgeous pair of Victorian scarab beetle earrings!

The earrings are made of two perfectly preserved scarab beetles that have fabulous natural bright green luminescent shells.

The beetles are set in base metal mounts, with a rope-twist border.

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

The earrings have solid 9ct gold shepherds hooks.

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

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!

MEASUREMENTS

Beetle size approx:1.8cm x 1.4cm 

Total drop approx: 2.7cm 

WEIGHT 

Weight approx: 2.2g 

MATERIALS

Scarab beetle, base metal & 9ct gold wires

CONDITION

Very good, see pictures for condition detail.

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