Sterling Silver Knobbed Whelk Shell Earrings

Two knobbed whelk shells were handcarved as reflections of each other and molded to create these unique oxidized sterling silver seashell earrings.  Each shell is approximately 5/8 inches (1.6 cm) wide at its widest point by 1 1/8 inches (2.8 cm) tall and hangs from a sterling silver leverback ear wire.  (Total length including the ear wire is approximately 1 3/4 inches (4.4 cm).)  Interestingly the knobbed whelk is New Jersey’s state seashell which being my home state made carving these shells even more meaningful for me.