Victorian Egyptian Revival Scarab & Pearl Earrings vauxhall glass Gorgeous pair of mid-Victorian snake

Gorgeous pair of mid-Victorian snake earrings

the hand holds a bunch of flowers finished in colourful enamel

It's set into an elegantly proportioned 18k gold ring mount that dates from the very early 19th Century

The pierced gallery displays chased scroll detailing

Victorian Egyptian Revival Scarab & Pearl Earrings vauxhall glass Gorgeous pair of mid-Victorian snakeDATE: Victorian, c. 1880 Cool Victorian Egyptian Revival earrings dating from the 1880s. Each earring is set with a (real) scarab beetle, punctuated by two pearls. They're crafted in 9 karat yellow gold throughout, made during the 19th Century's second wave of Egyptomania inspired by the completion of the Suez canal in 1869. These green scarabs, chosen because people would associate them with ancient Egypt, were more than likely imported from South