Victorian Etruscan Revival Amphora Earrings

in 14k Gold

$ 2,600.00 

* * SOLD * *

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.

 

A pair of Victorian-era, Etruscan-revival earrings, modeled in 14k yellow gold, whose small, amphora-shaped dangles hang below elegant, shell-form tops. A barbell joins these two elements, so the amphorae swing, gently, with movement. These earrings are finished with a high color bloom— a chemical process that pulls fine gold to the surface of the 14k gold alloy. We love the figural elements here, as well as the the beautiful decorative granulation and wirework! An amphora would traditionally have been used to store liquids (water or wine)— they were made with a pointed bottom so that they would fit tightly together in storage, or when bound together with rope for travel by land or by sea. These amphora earrings have hinged, locking, kidney-shaped earwires.

Materials

14k gold

Age

c. 1870

Dimensions

Total drop measures approx 24 mm (about 1"); width is approx 11.25 mm at the earrings' widest points; amphorae are approx 7.5 mm in depth.

Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.
Antique Jewelry Portland, Vintage Jewelry Portland , Antique Engagement Rings | Poor Mouchette | A pair of antique, Victorian-era earrings, made in the Etruscan style, and modeled in 14k yellow gold. These elegant earrings were designed with shell-form tops, below which hang drops made to resemble Greek amphorae. A barbell joins these two elements, allowing the amphorae to swing, gently, with movement. The earwires are locking kidney wires, and they are hinged at the top.