925 Sterling Silver White Enamel Lily Flower Stud Earrings
The lily is the flower of purity. In Christian iconography, the white lily is the symbol of the Virgin Mary — the flower that appears in every Annunciation painting, held by the angel Gabriel as he delivers the news that will change the world. In ancient Greece, the lily was sacred to Hera, the queen of the gods. In China, the lily is the flower of a hundred years of love, the traditional gift for a fiftieth wedding anniversary. In the language of flowers — the Victorian floriography that assigned a specific meaning to every bloom — the white lily means purity, majesty, and the beauty that needs no adornment. This earring takes that last meaning literally. There is no stone in this earring — no CZ, no gemstone, no point of concentrated brilliance to draw the eye. There is only the white enamel — the vitreous glass fused to the 925 sterling silver surface at high temperature, the color of the lily petal rendered in the most permanent and most luminous material available — and the shape of the lily itself. The earring that needs nothing more than what it already is. The earring where the craft is the beauty.
Why You'll Love It
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White Enamel — The Purest Finish — White enamel — the vitreous glass fused to the 925 sterling silver surface at high temperature, the color of the lily petal in the most permanent and most luminous material available. The white that does not fade because it is not paint but glass, the surface that catches the light with the soft, diffused luminosity of a petal rather than the concentrated sparkle of a faceted stone. The white enamel that is simultaneously the simplest and the most refined finish in the collection.
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Lily Design — The Flower of Purity — The ⚜️ lily — the flower of purity, of majesty, of the beauty that needs no adornment. The lily that is sacred to Hera in ancient Greece, that represents a hundred years of love in Chinese tradition, that appears in every Annunciation painting as the symbol of the most important announcement in Christian history. The lily earring that carries the meaning of the most noble and most pure flower in the fine jewelry vocabulary.
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No Stone — The Craft Is the Beauty — There is no stone in this earring. No CZ, no gemstone, no point of concentrated brilliance to draw the eye. There is only the white enamel and the shape of the lily — the earring that trusts the craft and the form to be enough, because they are. The fine jewelry piece that is the most confident in the collection: confident enough to need no stone, no sparkle, no additional element to justify its beauty. The earring for the person who understands that the most refined things are often the simplest.
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Enamel Craftsmanship — The Ancient Technique — The enamel technique — the vitreous glass fused to metal at high temperature, a craft that has been practiced since ancient Egypt and ancient China, that reached its highest expression in the cloisonné work of the Byzantine Empire and the plique-à-jour masterpieces of Art Nouveau. The white enamel lily that carries this ancient craft tradition in the most wearable and most accessible form possible.
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Two Plating Options — Choose 14K gold plating for the warm, classic finish that gives the white enamel lily its most traditional and most luminous expression — the gold frame that makes the white enamel appear most pure and most radiant by contrast. Or choose platinum plating for the cool, modern white metal look that gives the white enamel lily its most contemporary expression — the all-white combination of platinum and white enamel that is the most minimal and most refined option in the collection.
Product Details
- Material: 925 Sterling Silver
- Plating: 14K Gold Plated / Platinum Plated
- Stone: None — Enamel Only
- Enamel: White Enamel — Lily Flower
- Design: Lily Flower Stud
- Weight: 3.13g (per pair)
- Style: Pure, Refined, White Enamel Fine Jewelry Lily Stud Earrings
- Occasion: Everyday elegance, special occasions, bridal, gifting, self-purchase, all occasions
