Unlike rings, which have been an adornment mainstay for millenia, earrings have repeatedly disappeared from and reappeared in jewelry boxes over the centuries.

There is a certain type of earring that I particularly strongly associate with their resurgence in Europe in the 15-1600s - a small gold hoop with a suspended baroque pearl. You will frequently see them featured in paintings of elegant women from the era, such in the many portraits Peter Paul Rubens painted of his wife, Isabella Brant. 

Each set of earrings is one of a kind, handcrafted in 14K gold and baroque pearls. They are approximately 1 1/4 inch long (c. 32mm).