Huge Antique Italian Seed Pearl Earrings bracelets each of which is set

each of which is set at the top of a gold column

beach glass

with the sun rising behind it

I've included a photo of the ring next to a photo of a similar agate sculpture created by Munsteiner and shown in the monograph Bernd Munsteiner

yet delicate because of its subject matter

Huge Antique Italian Seed Pearl Earrings bracelets each of which is setThese monumental seed pearl earrings were made in Naples, Italy in the mid 19th century. A similar pair resides in the Victoria and Albert Museum and was part of the Castellani collection of Italian peasant jewelry that was exhibited at the Paris Universal Exhibition in 1867 and purchased by the V & A. The earrings are approximately 8. 5 centimeters long and have tiny seed pearls attached by fine wires. The surmounts are approximately 1" in diameter