Huge Antique Italian Seed Pearl Earrings bracelets but with the direction of

but with the direction of the flat sides alternating

Viking ships emerge like a mirage from brilliant blue enamel in this marvelous bracelet by Thune of Norway

and the Museum of Northern Arizon in Flagstaff

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

Michael Kirk (1949-present) is an award-winning jewelry designer of Isleta and Navajo descent

Huge Antique Italian Seed Pearl Earrings bracelets but with the direction ofThese 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