The Celtic knotwork drop earring has a long presence in Scotland's silver jewellery tradition, the drop format providing a natural field for knotwork compositions that move and catch the light with wear. The four-lobed radial knotwork form is one of the most balanced and self-contained compositions in the Celtic decorative vocabulary, its symmetrical structure giving it a compact, well-resolved quality that translates naturally into small-scale silverwork.
Each earring presents a four-lobed open knotwork form suspended from a fish hook fitting via a small connecting ring. Four rounded looping strands radiate from a central point, weaving over and under one another in a tight, symmetrical pattern that creates a compact, near-square composition with four outward-curving points. The strands are bold and rounded in section, their surfaces smooth and uninterrupted, the open negative spaces between them giving the piece a light, airy quality. The overall silhouette sits between a square and a circle, its four lobes giving it a gently organic profile. The silver throughout is finished to a high mirror polish. Fish hook fitting above.
12.7mm width, 14.3mm height. Weight approximately 1.42g per earring. 925 sterling silver. Fish hook fitting.
Product Code: SE1728
The Celtic knotwork drop earring has a long presence in Scotland's silver jewellery tradition, the drop format providing a natural field for knotwork compositions that move and catch the light with wear. The four-lobed radial knotwork form is one of the most balanced and self-contained compositions in the Celtic decorative vocabulary, its symmetrical structure giving it a compact, well-resolved quality that translates naturally into small-scale silverwork.
Each earring presents a four-lobed open knotwork form suspended from a fish hook fitting via a small connecting ring. Four rounded looping strands radiate from a central point, weaving over and under one another in a tight, symmetrical pattern that creates a compact, near-square composition with four outward-curving points. The strands are bold and rounded in section, their surfaces smooth and uninterrupted, the open negative spaces between them giving the piece a light, airy quality. The overall silhouette sits between a square and a circle, its four lobes giving it a gently organic profile. The silver throughout is finished to a high mirror polish. Fish hook fitting above.
12.7mm width, 14.3mm height. Weight approximately 1.42g per earring. 925 sterling silver. Fish hook fitting.
Product Code: SE1728
