Victorian Black Enamel & Pearl Torpedo Earrings mizpah The crescent was a popular

The crescent was a popular motif in Victorian times

peridot and spinel

almost foliate

The central stone is set in a closed

Not the normal type of thing we'd stock as it isn't mounted in a piece of jewellery

Victorian Black Enamel & Pearl Torpedo Earrings mizpah The crescent was a popularDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Antique torpedo earrings date from the late 19th Century, circa 1880, set with pearls and gold stars on black enamel. The bottom sections are articulated, and dangle freely from the domed tops. "Torpedo" earrings (named after the self propelled underwater explosive projectile with which they roughly share a shape. Obviously they weren't called torpedo earrings back then) came into fashion in the early 19th Century, often ultra