ANTIQUE QING Chinese Silver best Bead Vintage Earrings Dangle Ornate Etched ,Handmade Oxidized Sterling Silver Ear Wires Bead Caps

Antique Chinese Ch'ing ( Qing) Dynasty Beads (1644 -1911 ), Handmade Oxidized Sterling Silver Ear Wires,Oxidized Sterling Silver Bead Caps

Ornately deeply etched antique Qing Dynasty ( 1644-1911 ) silver alloy beads from the turn of the century that have a wonderful ornate etched pattern that wraps around the bead.

These silver beads are approximately 15mm across or 5/8" and sit between oxidized sterling silver bead caps. They have a wonderful patina to them which is mimicked in the handmade elongated oxidized sterling silver french best ear wires .

◉ We found these antique beads during the mid 1980s in Hong Kong Central on Cat Street which is where many of the antique dealers reside. I was always searching for unusual antique Chinese beads when I was designing for the Sackler Gallery's museum shop here in Washington, D.C. ( the Smithsonian's Asian museum )

◉ COORDINATED NECKLACES PICTURED ABOVE SOLD SEPARATELY:
https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/1280785895/antique-chinese-qing-silver-bead-knotted
https://www.etsy.com/sg-en/listing/1261085710/antique-chinese-butterfly-qing-silver
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1273453752/antique-chinese-butterfly-qing-dynasty

I've finished these simple yet quite elegant earrings on handmade elongated oxidized sterling silver head pins and french ear wires.

Total length of these earrings is approximately 2" and they will arrive gift wrapped in a little box tied with a pretty ribbon all ready for gift giving.