Description
A darling pair of Art Deco Italy hand carved cameo coral rose earrings dating from the 1920s. Each cameo is hand-carved from natural shell, left and right direction for the female profiles, and triangular. They are bezel set in an elaborate teardrop canetille setting.
The metal is 800 silver, typical of Italian jewelry of this period. They are screw-backs.
Adorning the earring tops are delicate hand carved natural Italian coral roses measuring 5.5 mm in diameter.
The overall length of each earring is 1 1/4 inches. They are 14 mm at the widest point, approximately 9/16 of an inch.
In excellent condition and beautifully handmade, they are marked 800 for the silver content and weigh approximately 5.5 grams for the pair.