ANIMALIA - Rhino Jackal Animal Earrings, Vintage Tin Swarovski Handmade Jewelry

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Perfect handmade jewelry for the exotic animal lover, these unique, one of a kind ANIMALIA earrings are fun, looking as if they are antique Victorian animal art. The lightweight earrings feature vintage tin animal dangles with a rhinoceros and a jackal, Swarovski crystals and copper. Carefully hand cut, the animal dangles were reclaimed from a vintage tea tin. The edges of the dangles were ground to a silky smooth finish. The top animal is an illustration of a critically endangered Sumatran rhinoceros, which now is only found on the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. It’s an unusual looking animal with skin that has an armor-like appearance. The animal below the rhinoceros is a black-backed jackal found in eastern and southern Africa. It’s very fox-like in mannerisms and is mainly reddish with a black and silver “saddle” on its back with a bushy tail tipped in black. The back of the vintage tin dangles is a pale golden color with a mirror-like finish which does show a bit of wear.

To add eye catching sparkle to the earring design, a faceted Swarovski crystal bicone was carefully wire wrapped to sway below each of the animal tins. The color, a warm brown called “light Colorado topaz,” perfectly complements the earthy colors of the tins. A copper jump ring connects the dangles to a wonderfully texture rope design copper closed ring. Sterling silver French hooks, each with the addition of another brown Swarovski crystal, finishes the earrings perfectly. Carefully designed and handmade by Catherine of Shadow Dog Designs, the ANIMALIA earrings will be much loved by the woman who loves to wear unique animal jewelry.

+ Vintage tea tin rhino and jackal dangles: app. 20 mm x 14 mm (0.8” x 0.6”)
+ Swarovski crystals: faceted 4mm “light Colorado topaz” bicones
+ Copper rope closed ring: app 10 mm
+ Metal: vintage tin, copper and sterling silver
+ Earwires: sterling silver French hooks with Swarovski crystal accents
+ Length: app. 2.25” / 5.7 cm measured from the top curve of the earwires

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