Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold

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A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold

A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future. 

Materials

14k gold
Natural Black Acorns

Age

c. 1890

Dimensions

Measures

Notes

Ear-wires are new, handmade in a period-appropriate style.

A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold
A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
A pair of Victorian-era drop earrings, made with real acorns. These natural black acorns are capped with intricate, scalloped, 14k gold cupules. The acorns hang from a long bar-spacer. Ear-wires are long-tailed French hooks. Acorns a traditional symbol of good luck, and of strength, and they were also a Nordic & Celtic symbol of immortality— druids believed eating acorns could help them see into the future.
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Black Acorn Earrings in 14k Gold