Antique Cut Steel Earrings with Silver Wires antique turquoise And I'll be in Scotland

And I'll be in Scotland a'fore ye

and it has been acid tested

O ye'll tak' the high road

This antique Edwardian pendant was handcrafted around 1910 in 9k gold

The griffin was devised to reign supreme as the King of Bird and Beast alike

Antique Cut Steel Earrings with Silver Wires antique turquoise And I'll be in ScotlandMade to mimic diamonds when worn by candle light, cut steel had a following and appeal all of it's own, and even out priced gold jewelry for a time. Originally, cut steel was made from the old horse shoes which littered the streets of Britain. Each small steel bead would be laboriously hand cut and polished and then riveted onto a back place in the desired shape of the piece. These wonderful cut steel earrings are likely made of old buttons or buckles