Description

This is a wonderful pair of rare antique Fly Insect Earrings in Gold with gorgeous Citrine and Amethyst gems with Pearl accents.  The Victorian - Edwardian jewels are beautifully made with an oval faceted Amethyst and oval faceted Citrine making up the bodies of the flies.   The flies are further adorned with lovely seed pearls.  The earrings are 9 Karat Gold.  This whimsical pair dance delightfully from the ears.  The Victorians adored their insect jewels and these earrings are some of the most charming we have seen.  The beautiful colors of the gems and the delicate dancing forms of the insects create magical jewels. 

The citrine fly earring is 28mm long.  The fly is 13mm tall by 14mm wide.  
The amethyst earring is 25mm long.  The fly is 12mm tall by 10mm wide.
The earrings are 9 Karat Gold.
The hooks may be later additions.
Together they weigh 2 grams.

PLEASE SEE OUR OTHER AUCTIONS FOR MORE EXTRAORDINARY JEWELS FROM THIS COLLECTION INCLUDING HOBE, CARNEGIE, HASKELL, EISENBERG, JULIANA, CZECH, LIMOGES, STERLING, NATIVE AMERICAN, BOUCHER, CORO, CINER, TRIFARI AND MORE!

And Insect jewelry is all the rage!  Look at the photos from the recent Veranda I have included with the prices!

Please be sure and look at our other auctions for more wonderful treasures which we have discovered from around the world including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century, Edwardian, Victorian, Georgian pieces.  

We list our handling time as 15 days in case we are traveling.  However, whenever possible, we are able to get your purchases to you much faster than this - if this is an issue with you please ask us!

We are ALWAYS happy to accept returns with no questions asked under ANY circumstances as long as items are as they were sent!   Please just contact us directly via ebay messaging,

This auction is only for the Insect earrings..

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