Vintage Pearl and Black Onyx Earrings

A mabé pearl sits at the center, framed by four panels of black onyx and four scrolled points of pavé diamonds. The gold outlines every edge a thin, deliberate line that keeps the black and the white from touching. It's the kind of construction that only happens when someone is willing to set stones into a curve by hand. Onyx and pearl is one of the oldest contrasts in jewelry, and one of the few that never reads as costume. This pair wears large without weight. Wear it with a white shirt and nothing else.