ANTIQUE SCARAB BEETLE EARRINGS

A gorgeous pair of antique scarab beetle earrings!

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

The beetles are set in a smooth silver mount which is likely a slightly later date.

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 hook wires.

The earrings look so cool when worn. They are also super light so they are very comfortable to wear all day!

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: 1.3cm x 1.1cm

Total drop approx: 1.5cm

WEIGHT 

Total weight approx: 2.02g ( approx 1.01g per earring)

MATERIALS

Scarab beetle, silver & 9ct gold wires

CONDITION

Excellent, see pictures for condition detail.

FREE SHIPPING ON ALL ORDERS, JUST SELECT FREE SHIPPING AT CHECKOUT

PLEASE NOTE ALL JEWELLERY BOXES AND PROPS USED IN THE PHOTOS ARE FOR DISPLAY ONLY.