Ruby and Diamond Late Victorian Earrings, France, circa 1890

Made in France around 1890, these Late Victorian earrings gather vivid rubies into small floral clusters, their pinkish red tones lifted by tiny diamond accents. The warm 18K red gold setting, seen from the back in its neat openwork construction, gives the pair both colour and intimacy. Petite yet full of character, they carry the romantic lightness so often found in jewels from the later Victorian years.