I have the book 'Koninklijke geschenken uit Indonesië' (royal presents from Indonesia and though there are masses of bejewelled items in it, from gold snake bracelets with ruby eyes to walkingcanes studded with fiamonds, no earpendants...
--Previous Message-- : The design indeed reminds me to something old, : once given by those Princes in the : Netherlands East-Indies. In the "Indian : Chamber" of Noordeinde Palace and in : the Royal House Archives there are vitrines : (glass displays) with gifts from these : Princes. Most of these in gold and/or other : precious materials. : : Maybe Máxima took two of these out of the : vitrine?