Based on tale #50, 'Little Briar-Rose' or 'Sleeping Beauty', this thorn was collected by hand and has significant detail for such a small piece. 

As a girl, my favorite tale was 'Sleeping Beauty', as I imagined immortal sleep and being protected by a hedge of thick thorns not being such a bad thing. 


From 'Briar-Rose' (Sleeping Beauty) by the Brother's Grimm.

"And, in the very moment when she felt the prick, she fell down upon the bed that stood there, and lay in a deep sleep. And this sleep extended over the whole palace; the King and Queen who had just come home, and had entered the great hall, began to go to sleep, and the whole of the court with them. The horses, too, went to sleep in the stable, the dogs in the yard, the pigeons upon the roof, the flies on the wall; even the fire that was flaming on the hearth became quiet and slept, the roast meat left off frizzling, and the cook, who was just going to pull the hair of the scullery boy, because he had forgotten something, let him go, and went to sleep. And the wind fell, and on the trees before the castle not a leaf moved again.

But round about the castle there began to grow a hedge of thorns, which every year became higher, and at last grew close up round the castle and all over it, so that there was nothing of it to be seen, not even the flag upon the roof. But the story of the beautiful sleeping "Briar-Rose," for so the princess was named, went about the country, so that from time to time kings' sons came and tried to get through the thorny hedge into the castle.

But they found it impossible, for the thorns held fast together, as if they had hands, and the youths were caught in them, could not get loose again, and died a miserable death."

This listing is for one pair of Briar Rose Thorn Earrings. These earrings feature our single Large Thorn suspended from our signature bar link chain.

Details:

- Approximately 95 mm from top of earring hook to bottom of the thorn

- Thorn is 13mm wide and 15mm tall including jump ring 

- Hand oxidized to achieve our shade of gloomy grey and highlighted to reveal the bright luminous silver beneath

- Thorns, chain, jump rings and earring hooks are all solid sterling silver 

- You can find the necklace version HERE

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