The circular Celtic knotwork disc earring has a strong presence in Scotland's silver jewellery tradition, the roundel format providing a self-contained field for complex all-over knotwork that moves and catches light with wear. The use of dense, continuous interlace to fill a circular field entirely reflects the carpet page tradition of early Celtic manuscript art, where craftsmen developed systems of interlace capable of filling any given space with a continuous, non-repeating pattern of extraordinary complexity.
Each earring presents a flat circular disc whose entire face is covered in a dense field of fine interlaced plaitwork knotwork. The strands are closely worked throughout, filling the disc from edge to edge with a complex, continuous pattern of looping and crossing forms that includes multiple knotwork sub-compositions resolving within the broader field. The outer edge of the disc is defined by the natural resolution of the knotwork strands rather than a formal enclosing border, giving each earring an organic, self-contained profile. The silver throughout is finished to a high mirror polish, the raised strands catching light against the recessed negative spaces between them to give the pattern strong definition and depth. Fish hook fitting above.
19mm x 19mm. Weight approximately 1.47g per earring. 925 sterling silver. Fish hook fitting.
Product Code: SE1729
The circular Celtic knotwork disc earring has a strong presence in Scotland's silver jewellery tradition, the roundel format providing a self-contained field for complex all-over knotwork that moves and catches light with wear. The use of dense, continuous interlace to fill a circular field entirely reflects the carpet page tradition of early Celtic manuscript art, where craftsmen developed systems of interlace capable of filling any given space with a continuous, non-repeating pattern of extraordinary complexity.
Each earring presents a flat circular disc whose entire face is covered in a dense field of fine interlaced plaitwork knotwork. The strands are closely worked throughout, filling the disc from edge to edge with a complex, continuous pattern of looping and crossing forms that includes multiple knotwork sub-compositions resolving within the broader field. The outer edge of the disc is defined by the natural resolution of the knotwork strands rather than a formal enclosing border, giving each earring an organic, self-contained profile. The silver throughout is finished to a high mirror polish, the raised strands catching light against the recessed negative spaces between them to give the pattern strong definition and depth. Fish hook fitting above.
19mm x 19mm. Weight approximately 1.47g per earring. 925 sterling silver. Fish hook fitting.
Product Code: SE1729
