Antique Victorian 9ct Rose Gold Scarab Beetle Earrings Circa 1890 Substantial and heavy 9

Substantial and heavy 9

This ring would date to the 1950’s we believe

Measuring a petite 2

75mm by 11

Antique Victorian 9ct Rose Gold Scarab Beetle Earrings Circa 1890 Substantial and heavy 9Egyptian revival at its finest! These highly collectible Victorian earrings with genuine scarab beetles date to the late Victorian era to the turn of the last century. With the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869, displays at the Worlds Fairs, and Cleopatra's Needle being erected in Central Park in 1881 the craze for all things Egyptian surged once again. The Victorians embroidered insect wings to their closing, while some even used live Beetles and