Victorian 18K Yellow Gold Etruscan Revival Dangle Earrings

Victorian 18K yellow gold earrings. Etruscan goldsmiths of the ancient world perfected granulation, the art of fusing tiny gold beads to a surface, and Victorian jewelers revived the technique after archaeological discoveries renewed interest in antiquity. These 18K yellow gold earrings carry that tradition in a pair of elongated pear shaped drops, each wrapped diagonally by a band of fine granulation framing a row of raised, navette shaped gold panels. Smooth, softly polished surfaces give the diagonal band a lovely sense of movement, and a small gold ball finishes each drop at the bottom. Hanging 2 inches from the top of the ear wire, they have a graceful length and plenty of presence.