Excellent earrings by Margherita Burgener.

You’ve seen what Margherita Burgener can do with a brooch. Now it’s time to see what she can do with earrings.

These earrings could have been cartoonish, but they’re so elegantly made that they retain their dignity, which is no small accomplishment for a piece with this many stars. Each earring is boasts a surmount composed of a series of star motifs of various sizes, pavé-set with brilliant-cut diamonds. Each surmount suspends a faceted amethyst drop with a brilliant-cut diamond set cap. They’re whimsical but still beautiful.

This pair of earrings is so glamorous. Both of these beauties begins with a pavé-set foliate surmount. Each surmount suspends a detachable pendant of pear-shaped morganite in a border of brilliant-cut diamonds. These beg to be worn with something really spectacular.

 

 

These beauties are very different in color scheme, but they’re similarly bold and glorious. Each earring suspends three graduated black onyx circular plaques spaced by pavé-set diamond bar links. These are suspended from a two-tier circular pavé-set diamond surmount, mounted in 18K white gold. At 4 1/2 inches long, these are a pretty serious statement piece.

 

These earrings also have foliate-inspired surmounts, although they’re chunkier and less literal than the surmounts on the first pair. Each surmount on these suspends a pear-shaped aquamarine within a border of brilliant-cut diamonds. And, because it’s fun, some dresses to go with these.

These pairs of earrings were all listed in various auctions. All images and info are thanks to the source of each item. Please see individual descriptions for source links.