Victorian 14kt Tortoise Shell 3-Hoop Earrings Gunmetal and queen conch shells from

and queen conch shells from the Bahamas arrived in Europe

and all of the diamond stones are intact

75mm and 7

but the variety mainly used in jewelry is from such animals as the wild boar or wild hog

used to replicate ancient agates and gemstones by using a molding process

Victorian 14kt Tortoise Shell 3-Hoop Earrings Gunmetal and queen conch shells fromNow a banned material, antique tortoise shell jewelry has become very collectable! These triple hoop earrings from the Victorian (ca1880) era are a wonderful example of the tradition. Each earring consists of three front facing oval hoops, which are hand carved from tortoise shell and form a spiral like design. All three hoops dangle freely from a solid tortoise shell cube at the top, which is attached to a 14kt yellow lever back wire surmount. The