Vintage Damascene Castanet Earrings

Description
A pair of 1960s–1970s damascene earrings shaped like Spanish castanets, each showing a towered city beneath a crescent moon and scattered stars. Damascene work, long associated with Toledo, sets fine gold-tone lines against a blackened ground to draw scenes in miniature. A beaded border frames each one, with a scrolled motif at the top. Small and light on simple ear wires.

Materials
Gold-tone metal with black damascene-style inlay

New hooks

Details

• Era: 1960s–1970s
• Style / design notes: Castanet-shaped drops with night city scene, crescent moon, beaded border, and scroll detail
• Function: Ear wires for pierced ears
• Color: Gold-tone, black
• Condition: Good vintage condition, wear to the black and gold-tone finish, some green on one, more visible on one earring
• Measurement: .75"

Collected by Mineral and Matter