you choose your favourites from the examples shown in a few of the photos
BoffinBeads Vintage is delighted to offer to you today a unique-on-the-planet in quite this combination pair of true vintage 1950s Hawaiian 'pikake' faux ivory early lucite, celluloid, or plastic, jasmine bud-shaped earrings! Perfect addition to your vintage wardrobe! Photos 1 shows you the pair currently on offer with lovely 4 mm studs. Please ask for your favourite ear fittings if you prefer hooks, leverbacks etc. Length: heart design leverbacks version: 65 mm or just under 2.50", weight each earring 1.5 grams which is lightweight in earring terms; length with French fish hooks: 63 mm or just under 2.50", weight each earring: 1.3 grams. These kinetic wobbly earrings hang beautifully from ANY type of ear fittings as you see in the photos and in our other listings in NEW .925 sterling silver . Vintage .925 sterling silver or silver-tone fine-gauge metal chain runs through the top bigger bead and is connected to the dainty lower bead and tiny bottom round bead by means of a simple looping method, somewhat delicate and time-consuming to construct. These .925 sterling silver pins should oxidise and mellow with age to give that true antique look. Pikake beads like these you see here were probably produced in Hong Kong to replicate the Cantonese carved bone original beads sold at Ming's Jewellery Shop on Hawaii at one time and produced by costume jewellery designers like Kenneth Lane and John Roberts to name but two so far researched. The design is based on the jasmine flower bud of jasminum sambac solander from India, a bigger variation to the jasmine available generally in plant shops in Britain, a sample of dry jasmine buds is seen in photos 2 & 3. On Hawaii, such 'lei' necklaces are described as being given for any celebration and made out of live, fresh flowers strung on long lengths of string, described very aptly in Dorothy and Bob Hargreaves little book THE FLOWER LEIS OF HAWAII. Please look at photos 1 - 5 above and if you like BoffinBeads' re-use of true vintage 1950s USA-imported beads, treat yourself to them! The last few photos show other flower-themed white earrings we have for sale in other Ebay listings. New .925 sterling silver hooks, leverbacks, studs, kidney wires etc. available for those with pierced ears and we have silver-plated SP clips with comfort cushions on their backs and screw-ins for those without pierced ears - please send a message and BoffinBeads will exchange to your favourites! (Please note the vintage pearly clips pair in photos 6, 7 & 8 on the right have already been sold and so have all the longer-chained pairs).
Buy-It-Now £24.75 for the shorter version shown above with studs ( OR .925 sterling silver ear fittings you choose + £3.49 U.K. postage, Europe £11.75 and rest of the world where Concorde used to fly to £21.75, sweet Hawaiiana beads earrings will be wrapped within tissue and put inside a cardboard gift box for protection and come with one of our customary FREE mini lavender bags from our very own garden to delight the olfactory senses when opening your jiffy bag. We always combine shipping on multiple purchases so do take a look at all our quirky earrings (two examples are shown in the final few photos above), Vegan Society-Trademarked soaps etc. and we will pack altogether as one. We refund overpaid postage.
We also sell Vegan Society-Trademarked, hypoallergenic Greek olive oil soaps imported from a UNESCO-recognised soap workshop on Corfu Island in Greece, soaps so pure that even little babies and geriatric folk may use as they only contain only THREE BASIC INGREDIENTS (saponified Greek virgin olive oil, sea salt + water) - no additives, no perfumes, harmless products of Greek olive trees with their medicinal qualities! All Patounis soap products are "tested on humans for five generations", not tested on animals, so suitable for vegetarians and vegans. They make ideal eco gifts for family and friends they won't have had before!
BOFFINBEADS VINTAGE!
Condition:Used
Condition:OLD ORIGINAL HAWAIIAN carved faux ivory lucite, plastic or celluloid 'pikake' jasmine flower head beads from the Post-War period, dangling from vintage chain! NEW .925 sterling silver ear fittings of YOUR CHOICE also available - see fifth, seventh and ninth photos!