Ebony shimmer stone studs in gold-plated brass carry baroque pearl drops — the near-black shimmer stone at the post, the natural, irregular pearl below. The opposition of these two materials is the formal subject of the earring: the stone is dark, flat, light-reactive; the pearl is warm, rounded, organically varied. The drop form puts them in sequence rather than side by side, so the transition from stone to pearl is experienced as the earring moves. The same material pairing as the pendant necklace, here arranged vertically at the ear.