Georgian Iberian 18th Century Emerald Earrings vintage_inspired Petite dots of alternating color

Petite dots of alternating color are seen throughout

Often termed the torpedo earring

Diamonds and demantoid garnets fly your way in the guise of this antique Victorian barn swallow bird motif brooch and pendant

ornate mounting of silver and 18k yellow gold

Facing to the right

Georgian Iberian 18th Century Emerald Earrings vintage_inspired Petite dots of alternating colorThe pendeloque earring is a design with origins in the late 17th century. It consists of a pointed surmount with a bow or ribbon element below and a single drop, sometimes elongated. Usually, the ribbon and drop swing freely. Its popularity persisted throughout much of the 1700s. These fantastic emerald earrings are Spanish or Portuguese in origin and are classic examples of the pendeloque. See "Earrings from Antiquity to the Present" by Daniela