Victorian Dendritic Agate Drop Earrings

A striking and exceptional pair of antique Victorian drop earrings featuring four pieces of beautifully patterned dendritic agate, suspended from rich 14k gold mountings. Crafted well over a century ago, these earrings are an especially fine example of the Victorian era’s appreciation for the natural world and the beauty of gemstones!

Sometimes referred to as “landscape agate,” dendritic agate is prized for its softly branching natural inclusions, which can resemble delicate foliage, drifting smoke, or miniature painted landscapes. Each stone is entirely one of a kind, and a thoughtful jeweler over a century ago took great care to find complementary, well-matched stones for this pair of earrings.

Antique dendritic agate jewelry of this scale and quality has become increasingly scarce, particularly in such elegant articulated settings. The earrings possess a wonderful sense of movement and presence while remaining remarkably wearable, with softly translucent agates that pair beautifully with the warmth of the glowing gold mountings.

Romantic, unusual, and quietly dramatic, these earrings are a rare and memorable example of Victorian jewelry featuring one of nature’s most painterly gemstones.

More details:

Total length from top of ear wire to base of drop: 43mm. Width at widest point of drop: 14.8mm. Depth (front to back of drop): 6.6mm

Excellent antique condition; ear wires are replacements for originals

14k (tested)

10.9 grams

All purchases arrive in a gift box, wrapped with a ribbon.