![Pendeloque Diamond Earrings c.1870. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby’s. Pendeloque Diamond Earrings c.1870. Photo Courtesy of Sotheby's.](https://www.langantiques.com/university/wp-content/uploads/elementor/thumbs/Georgian-Earrings-SB-q88jyvklbr50ycp1a6flfb2j5yt1ljnviul2u17de0.png)
Pendeloque earrings, c. 1770s were designed with a round or marquise-shaped top suspending a bow motif from which dangles a pear-shaped drop with a design complementary to the top. These earrings could be quite elongated in opposition to the tall coiffures popular at the time. This style was the evolutionary predecessor of the two-stone earring, which features a smaller stone suspending a larger one, that has remained popular throughout history.
The contemporary definition of pendeloque has come to mean a pear-shaped dangling ornament.