Victorian Pearl & Shell Half-Hoop lost lovers pie-crust mounts with elegant split

pie-crust mounts with elegant split shoulders and a fluted band

a couple of dings to the band

swirled figure-eights at the shoulders

stamped on the back of the earrings

Victorian Pearl & Shell Half-Hoop lost lovers pie-crust mounts with elegant splitGorgeous antique band dating from the late Victorian period. The detailing is really quite special, with the five silky pearls each set in their own square compartment, the gallery finished with a wavy, scalloped profile, and the shoulders engraved with delicate shell motifs which, coupled with the pearls, make us think of the sea and of the divine Venus. The hallmarks inside the band warrant the gold at 18 carat and confirm the year it was made as