Art Deco Shakudō Earrings

Art Deco Shakudō EarringsExquisite antique damascene earrings each comprising a hexagonal shakud panel depicting a Japanese folk tale. One is a winged demon stirring a cooking pot with his nose a tengu. "The tengu, an emblematic creature of Japanese folklore, has fascinated for centuries with its striking appearance and complex role in Japanese mythology. Half man, half bird, this red faced, long nosed yokai embodies both threat and protection, oscillating between malevolent

Also could be referencing Zeus and Hades

and the magnitude and power of his very godhead have been challenged and repudiated

The snake's head is furnished with two rose cut diamonds alongside ruby-set eyes

5cm (including jump ring)

at this point

and jewellery design

Cool vintage ring and earring set featuring three trilobite fossils

Signs of wear consistent with age - see images

winged and wearing a simple loincloth

44ct transitional cut diamond flanked by a pair of old cuts on each side - with a total diamond weight of

from tea services to grape scissors to snuff boxes

There's further personalisation by way of the engraved initials