Early Victorian Dormeuse Earrings objects The ring should be worn

The ring should be worn such that when the hand is outstretched to the east

The pearls themselves are near perfect

Stone: Sapphire (lab-grown) and Diamond

and the ornate head is navette (or boat) shaped

Chunky gold hoop earrings made in Italy in the 1970s

Early Victorian Dormeuse Earrings objects The ring should be wornCharming antique dormeuse earrings dating from the early Victorian period, circa 1840. Each one's set with a sunshine yellow citrine in delicately engraved gold mounts, the earwires fasten at the top, and you put them on 'back to front' threading the wire through the back of the ear. Dormeuse means 'sleeper' in French, and they're so named because they're comfortable petite enough to be worn whilst asleep. Era: Victorian, circa 1840 Size: 1. 2cm by 1.