Sensual Coral Drop Earrings Circa 1860 garnet gold or Aesthetic period

or Aesthetic period

Dated 1885

35cts of sapphires

or young women embarking on long jou

The Cuban style of link has always been a popular design

Sensual Coral Drop Earrings Circa 1860 garnet gold or Aesthetic periodRomantic and dreamy, with a storied history! Coral is one of the most beautiful stones in the decorative arts. Its vivid hue which ranges from peachy orange to deep blood red always immediately captures the gaze, imbuing whomever wears it with a mystical and memorable aura. Its no wonder then, that coral features most prominently in portrait paintings of the 18th and 19th centuries. In a portrait by the artist Augustin Andr Heguin, a young aristocrat