Exquisite Georgian Cannitille Torpedo Earrings trillion This period example was rock

This period example was rock crystal that was carved and polished smooth

Circa 1870

and their clarity rates as SI1-2

Two colors of gold

Slip-on bangle bracelets have been a mainstay of women's jewelry since their heyday around the turn of the 20th century

Exquisite Georgian Cannitille Torpedo Earrings trillion This period example was rockDuring 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,