Deco Style 9ct Gold Coral and Onyx Drop Earrings

A pair of Deco style 9ct gold stone set earrings, each a line drop of 4 graduated coral beads suspending a coral and onyx target cluster surmounted by 2 seed pearls on a shepherds hook fitting, length 1.22 in., wt. 2.63g.

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Coral - Coral used in jewellery. Coral is a material that is commonly used in jewellery making. It is made up of the skeletons of tiny marine animals called coral polyps. There are many species of coral, but only one group, Corallium, is suitable for carving, and thus can be used in jewellery manufacture. These have a deep red or pink orange skeleton and are known as "noble coral" or "precious coral".
Onyx - Onyx is a form of agate, used from antiquity and popular again in the 1920s and 30s. European onyx is generally green, but can be many other colours, and can contain bands of black and/or white.

This multicoloured stone is widely used for table tops, lamp bases and in jewellery. Some types of onyx are also used for cameos of which the upper white layer is cut away to reveal the colour beneath.

This item has been included into following indexes:

Art Deco jewellery - earrings, period or age 313
earrings, gold
- gold and diamond cluster design 1,119
- gold and diamond drop / pendant 3,325
- gold with pearls 2,632