Exquisite Georgian Cannitille Torpedo Earrings silver_only A stellar fashion statement that

A stellar fashion statement that looks every bit as à la mode as it did 138 years ago

Indescribably delicious to the eye and the inner psyche

set off the old mine cut diamond at the center (

but looks equally at home on any hand

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Exquisite Georgian Cannitille Torpedo Earrings silver_only A stellar fashion statement thatDuring the 1830s the preferred shape for earrings was an elongated teardrop or torpedo form. Hair was coiffed into a more horizontal profile and dresses expanded outwardly as well. Because of the extreme length, earrings needed to be light in weight in order to be worn comfortably. As a result, jewelers of the time used thin sheets of gold to create long torpedo shaped pendants heavily embossed with repouss? and cannetille work. Exquisitely crafted,