Victorian Operculum Earrings lost vintage brilliant cut diamond at the

brilliant cut diamond at the bottom left corner

similar to a fleur de lis

Chapter Six by Julie Rudoe

Stone: Red Tiger's Eye

Victorian Operculum Earrings lost vintage brilliant cut diamond at theCool antique earrings, each showcasing an operculum stone from the Turbo sparverius sea snail. The operculum is a colourful, domed section of shell that grows on the snail's foot and acts as a trapdoor used to seal the aperture of their shell when they retract inside. It protects the soft parts of the snail from predators or environmental dangers such as drying out, or desiccation. Dating from the Victorian period, circa 1900 and paired with simple