{"product_id":"grand-tour-carved-shell-torpedo-earrings","title":"Grand Tour Carved Shell Torpedo Earrings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen it comes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to Grand Tour jewelry, carved lava and coral are very location-specific souvenirs. Lava screams Naples\/Vesuvius; coral points straight to Torre del Greco. Shell, on the other hand, was a more generalized “classical” material. It evoked antiquity without tying the object to a single stop on the itinerary. For British and northern European travelers c. 1840–60, barely-pink-tinted shell was a highly refined look. It suggested \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem data-mark=\"em\" class=\"sc-bxosTz iOrjmG\"\u003eVenus, the sea, pilgrimage, and the ancient world. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe form, a torpedo drop, could be made slim and delicate because of shell's strength. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eMATERIALS: 14k gold (tests), shell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAGE: c. 1850\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCONDITION: Very good\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSIZE: 2 1\/8\" length measured from the top of the ear wires\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Antiques","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51659591713050,"sku":"E803","price":1500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0156\/5502\/files\/E803-1.jpg?v=1770159422","url":"https:\/\/checkout.ericaweiner.com\/products\/grand-tour-carved-shell-torpedo-earrings","provider":"Erica Weiner LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}