Victorian 14kt Tortoise Shell 3-Hoop Earrings Gunmetal 1" at the widest point

1" at the widest point and has a depth of 1/2"

5 but could easily be re-sized

75mm and 7

and queen conch shells from the Bahamas arrived in Europe

Completing the elaborate design are applied Etruscan beadwork and twisted rope wirework accents that add further dimension and texture

Victorian 14kt Tortoise Shell 3-Hoop Earrings Gunmetal 1" at the widest pointNow a banned material, antique tortoise shell jewelry has become very collectable! These triple hoop earrings from the Victorian (ca1880) era are a wonderful example of the tradition. Each earring consists of three front facing oval hoops, which are hand carved from tortoise shell and form a spiral like design. All three hoops dangle freely from a solid tortoise shell cube at the top, which is attached to a 14kt yellow lever back wire surmount. The