Victorian Goldstone Torpedo Earrings harlequin and dates from the latter

and dates from the latter half of the 19th century

with a flower garland motif to the top of the shell and remaining paired with the original lava bail

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It's exquisitely worked

who seduced the king's wife Leda while disguised as a swan

Victorian Goldstone Torpedo Earrings harlequin and dates from the latterDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Goldstone, also known as aventurine glass or monkstone, is a kind of glittering glass that has come to be used in jewellery as a semiprecious stone. One original manufacturing process for goldstone was invented in seventeenth century Venice by the Miotti family, which was granted an exclusive license by the Doge. Urban legend says goldstone was an accidental discovery by unspecified Italian monks or the product of alchemy, but