Asta Bidspirit | Pair of coral earrings, 18kt

Pair of coral earrings, 18kt yellow gold. and pearls, late 19th century - chiseled niche containing the bust of a putto, h. cm. 4. Original case covered in red leather with gold impressions of the crowned initials of Vittorio Emanuele II.Prov.: former heirs Giuseppe Verdi; private Roman collection.According to oral tradition, the earrings were a gift from King Vittorio Emanuele II to Giuseppina Strepponi Verdi