19th Century French Paste Day & Night Earrings memento mori Navaratna is a Sanskrit word

Navaratna is a Sanskrit word literally meaning "nine gems"

Old mine cut Diamonds

Tests as 15k gold

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

and dates from the early 19th Century

19th Century French Paste Day & Night Earrings memento mori Navaratna is a Sanskrit wordDATE: 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