LUCY DELIUS 14-karat gold, diamonds and pearl beaded necklace

Inspired by Nyx, the Greek goddess of night and the only deity feared by Zeus, Lucy Delius's necklace strings inky black baroque freshwater pearls on red silk, their deep lustre shifting between midnight tones and iridescence with every movement. A 14-karat gold (585) tassel pendant, pavé-set with diamonds and weighted with a cascade of smaller black pearls, is suspended from a diamond Albert clip at the centre.