Mid-Victorian Red Coral Cornicello Talisman grand tour A fine pair of Victorian

A fine pair of Victorian repousse earrings featuring two articulated sections

Their popularity was particularly upsetting to the Temperance activists who believed that it was alcohol which caused the "wee waifs'" suffering

Mostly unnoticeable from the front

suggesting it's likely Scottish in origin (like myself)

circa 1890

Mid-Victorian Red Coral Cornicello Talisman grand tour A fine pair of VictorianDATE: Victorian, c. 1860 A cool antique coral amulet dating from the mid Victorian period. The red coral is set into a chased silver cap enabling wear as a pendant, and it twists and kinks gently down its length. It was made likely in Italy in the 1860s, likely taken back to England by a Grand Tourer. The cornicello (aka cornetto or corno portafortuna, literally "horn that brings luck") is an important Italian amulet or talisman, worn against the evil