Three faceted cat eye stones — golden half-moon, black oval, and peach teardrop — drop in a single column, bezel-set in warm gold-plated brass. Handcrafted in Türkiye, where multi-stone metalwork has a long jewelry lineage from Ottoman-era settings to today's Istanbul ateliers.
- Material: Gold-plated brass with faceted cat eye stones (golden, black, peach)
- Size: 2.75"X0,75"
- Details: Three-tier drop with hinged links; lever-back closure; rich Antique Gold bezels framing each stone
- Origin / Craft: Handcrafted in Türkiye using traditional bezel-setting techniques
The composition reads sculptural — a half-moon, an oval, and a teardrop stacked in graduated proportions. Hand-formed bezels carry a slightly uneven, hammered edge that catches light differently across each tier, and the warm Gold-tone plating gives the piece an heirloom finish rather than a polished modern one.
Care: Wipe gently with a soft dry cloth and store away from moisture to preserve the gold plating.
design: A single-column drop of three graduated cat eye stones — a golden half-moon, a black oval, and a peach teardrop — each set in a hand-formed, hammered-edge gold-plated bezel and joined by small hinged links.
size: 2.75" long x 0.75" wide.
material: Gold-plated brass with faceted cat eye stones in golden, black, and peach tones.
features: Three-tier graduated drop, hinged links for natural movement, lever-back closure, hand-hammered bezel edges, antique-gold plated finish
care: Wipe gently with a soft, dry cloth after wear and store away from moisture to preserve the gold plating.
disclaimer: Because each bezel is hand-formed and each stone hand-cut, slight variations in facet pattern, stone tone, and bezel edge are normal and expected.
The Story
The stacked half-moon, oval, and teardrop forms in this earring reflect a long-running approach in Turkish metalwork: building a piece from simple geometric silhouettes set in sequence, rather than a single large stone. Bezel-setting — wrapping a metal collar fully around a stone's edge to hold it in place — has been a mainstay of jewelry construction across Anatolia for centuries, prized because it protects the stone's edges and lets the setting itself read as sculpture, not just a mount.
Türkiye's jewelry districts, most visibly the workshops and bazaars of Istanbul, carry forward a lineage that runs from Ottoman-era court and bridal jewelry through to the multi-stone, hand-finished pieces produced by ateliers today. That history isn't static: contemporary Istanbul workshops adapt old bezel and hinge techniques to new stone combinations and silhouettes, like the graduated three-stone column seen here, while keeping the hand-forming methods intact.
The intentionally uneven, hammered edge on each bezel is part of that inheritance — it's a visible trace of hand tooling rather than a machine-stamped mount, giving the piece the look of something built up over time rather than cast in one pour.
Each bezel starts as a strip of brass, cut and hand-formed around the shape of its stone before being hammered along the edge to create texture and catch light unevenly across the metal. The stone is faceted separately, then set into the bezel and burnished closed by hand so the collar grips the stone's girdle without a claw or prong. Small jump rings and hinges are then soldered on to link the three tiers, and the lever-back fitting is added last, so the finished earring swings and settles naturally rather than hanging rigid. Every step — cutting, forming, hammering, setting, linking — is done by an individual metalworker at the bench, which is why no two bezels close in quite the same way.
Craft & Materials
- Made In: Türkiye
- Craft Tradition: Hand-formed bezel-setting
- Ideal For: Someone who wants a statement drop earring with movement for evenings out or dressing up everyday wear.
- Wear It With: Pairs well with an open-neckline top or a simple dress that leaves the shoulders and neck uncluttered, letting the three-tier drop stand on its own.
- Purpose: Special occasion wear, evening wear, gifting, everyday statement dressing
- Gemstone: Cat's eye stone (golden, black, and peach)
- Metal: Gold-Plated Brass
Cat's eye stones get their name from the narrow band of light that appears to glide across the surface as the stone is turned — an optical effect called chatoyancy, produced here by the way each stone is faceted and cut rather than left as a smooth cabochon. Pairing three different colorways of the same stone type in one earring is a common way Turkish ateliers add visual range to a piece without introducing a second material, letting the golden, black, and peach tiers read as a single family while each one catches light a little differently.
Questions & Answers
What are the stones in these earrings?
Each earring is set with three faceted cat eye stones in graduated shapes: a golden half-moon at the top, a black oval in the middle, and a peach teardrop at the bottom.
How do the earrings close?
They use a lever-back closure, a hinged mechanism that clicks securely shut, which suits the added weight and movement of a three-tier drop.
Will the gold plating wear off?
Gold plating over brass will show wear over time with heavy use; wiping the earrings dry after wearing and keeping them away from moisture, lotion, and perfume will help the finish last.
Will my earrings look exactly like the photo?
Very close, but not identical — because the bezels are hand-formed and the stones hand-faceted, small differences in edge texture and stone tone are part of the handcraft, not a flaw.
How heavy do these feel to wear?
With three stacked stone tiers at 2.75" long, they have noticeable presence and a bit of drop-and-swing weight, more suited to a night out or special occasion than long all-day wear for those sensitive to heavier earrings.
