19th Century French Paste Day & Night Earrings memento mori Tests as 15k gold

Tests as 15k gold

and has been beautifully had-chased with realistic fur and features (even the underneath

with openworked petals and a central cluster of 9 brilliant cut diamonds (total carat weight 1

Navaratna is a Sanskrit word literally meaning "nine gems"

19th Century French Paste Day & Night Earrings memento mori Tests as 15k goldDATE: 19th Century, c. 1820 An exceptional pair of Georgian Day & Night earrings set with what are probably the finest paste gemstones I've ever seen. They're cushion cuts, and extremely clean and bright; each earring has a central graduated row with two further stones in the articulated drop, all accented by further clusters of tiny stones. The tops can be detached for wear on their own (day) or worn together as more elaborate pieces (night). They