Topkapi opal and aquamarine earrings

EDITOR'S REVIEW

For her Topkapi collection, Lydia Courteille turned to the opulent Ottoman Empire for inspiration. The reign of Sultan Suleiman, during the period when Istanbul was known as Constantinople, was one of magnificence and architectural greatness. However, the great story of Suleiman was his love affair with Roxelena, the slave girl who won his heart. It is the sensual personality of Roxelana, the seductress, that whisper from Lydia's Topkapi jewels, including this pair of shoulder-skimming earrings set with aquamarines, opals, rubies, sapphires and tsavorites.