The Celtic knot drop earring is one of the most consistent forms in Scotland's silver jewellery tradition, the vertical drop format providing a natural field for elongated knotwork compositions that move and catch the light with wear. The combination of open interlaced silverwork with a coloured stone at the base reflects a long-established approach in Celtic jewellery, where the geometric discipline of the knotwork provides a structured upper element and the stone anchors the composition with colour and weight. The use of a deep purple stone connects the design to the violet tones historically associated with Scottish decorative silverwork.
Each earring is composed of two distinct sections suspended from a fish hook fitting. The upper section presents an open Celtic knotwork panel, its interlaced strands forming a compact, symmetrical composition of looping and crossing forms with well-defined negative spaces between them. The strands are rounded in section and finished to a high mirror polish. Below, two outward-curving arms extend from the base of the knotwork to frame a pear-cut purple glass stone set in a smooth bezel, the stone oriented with its pointed end downward, its deep violet faceted surface providing a rich focal point at the base of the drop. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish throughout.
Approximately 3g per pair. 925 sterling silver with pear-cut purple glass stone in bezel setting. Fish hook fitting.
Product Code: SE1718
The Celtic knot drop earring is one of the most consistent forms in Scotland's silver jewellery tradition, the vertical drop format providing a natural field for elongated knotwork compositions that move and catch the light with wear. The combination of open interlaced silverwork with a coloured stone at the base reflects a long-established approach in Celtic jewellery, where the geometric discipline of the knotwork provides a structured upper element and the stone anchors the composition with colour and weight. The use of a deep purple stone connects the design to the violet tones historically associated with Scottish decorative silverwork.
Each earring is composed of two distinct sections suspended from a fish hook fitting. The upper section presents an open Celtic knotwork panel, its interlaced strands forming a compact, symmetrical composition of looping and crossing forms with well-defined negative spaces between them. The strands are rounded in section and finished to a high mirror polish. Below, two outward-curving arms extend from the base of the knotwork to frame a pear-cut purple glass stone set in a smooth bezel, the stone oriented with its pointed end downward, its deep violet faceted surface providing a rich focal point at the base of the drop. The silver throughout carries a high mirror polish throughout.
Approximately 3g per pair. 925 sterling silver with pear-cut purple glass stone in bezel setting. Fish hook fitting.
Product Code: SE1718
