Nymphaea Earrings

$42.00 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Art jewelry makes a great gift for her. These luminous earrings reenvision an early 20th-century table lamp conceived by Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933) for Tiffany Studios (American, 1902–32). From opalescent pinks to translucent rippled blues, the lampshade's variety of colors and textures—which illustrate a cascade of dazzling water-lily blossoms—make this piece one of the designer's most successful executions for the firm. The organic shapes characterizing our adornments pay homage to the…