Victorian Fly Earrings earrings It's home to three bright

It's home to three bright

it features two rings of applied gold ropetwist and elegant split shoulders

or "love rings"

indicating that the wearer had bewitched the giver

Light wear consistent with age and a small split to one side of the setting

Victorian Fly Earrings earrings It's home to three brightFor secrets in your ear A pair of Victorian fly earrings dating from the latter half of the 19th century, circa 1880. Each fly, perfectly formed, is set with a greenish yellow chalcedony cabochons and seed pearls with cute wire work legs and beady golden eyes. They're crafted in 18 carat gold. The fly, to the Victorians, had a surprising dual symbolism: on the one hand it represented memento mori the brevity of life and human mortality but also, on