Antique 18K Solid Gold Napoleon III Day & Night Earrings round_locket serving as both a means

serving as both a means of honoring and preserving the memory of departed loved ones

As the links are thick and strong

Likely from around 1910

This long guard is hallmarked with a boar's head

Antique 18K Solid Gold Napoleon III Day & Night Earrings round_locket serving as both a meansThese exquisite earrings are from the Napoleon III period, circa 1860. Elegant and practical, they feature a swan neck earring back. This makes them easier to handle than many other earrings of this time period which have hinged sleepers on top. The top portion of the earrings are round with an interesting "croissant" shape. The pendant bottoms are true works of art with a teardrop frame decorated with a leaf on top and a centered with a spherical