19th Century French Paste Day & Night Earrings operculum this necklace - along with

this necklace - along with a handful of other jewels - was left to her sister Mary

Gorgeous pair of mid-Victorian snake earrings

Although the styling is mainly Victorian

It's modelled in 15 karat gold

19th Century French Paste Day & Night Earrings operculum this necklace - along withDATE: 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