Victorian Goldstone Torpedo Earrings harlequin opening up to reveal a

opening up to reveal a secret compartment behind the oval sardonyx panel

with arrow quiver slung over one shoulder

who seduced the king's wife Leda while disguised as a swan

with a flower garland motif to the top of the shell and remaining paired with the original lava bail

Internal Circumference: adjustable (17

Victorian Goldstone Torpedo Earrings harlequin opening up to reveal aDATE: Victorian, c. 1900 Goldstone, also known as aventurine glass or monkstone, is a kind of glittering glass that has come to be used in jewellery as a semiprecious stone. One original manufacturing process for goldstone was invented in seventeenth century Venice by the Miotti family, which was granted an exclusive license by the Doge. Urban legend says goldstone was an accidental discovery by unspecified Italian monks or the product of alchemy, but