Art Deco Chrysocolla Earrings italian pair of Victorian earrings modelled

pair of Victorian earrings modelled as gold bells

It's simple

with an uncarved oval head and scrolled shoulder accents

and was made in the year 1876

Art Deco Chrysocolla Earrings italian pair of Victorian earrings modelledDATE: With vivid colours akin to Persian turquoise and lapis lazuli, these striking earrings feature carved chrysocolla a minor ore of copper, its name translated from the ancient Greek for "gold" and "glue", alluding to the name of the material first used to solder gold by Theophrastus in 315 BC. Prior to 2006 it was considered to be a hydrated copper phyllosilicate mineral, however further spectrographic study indicates it may be a mixture of copper