Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour Certified 0

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dating from the mid-Victorian period - circa 1870

A beautiful Victorian marquise cluster ring studded with old cut diamonds around a trio of larger gems: ruby

An exceptional pair of gold earrings modelled in the Etruscan Revival style

Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour Certified 0DATE: Georgian, c. 1820 These beautiful earrings date from the early 19th Century, making them over 200 years old. The gemstones are aquamarine coloured pastes and since they're mounted in domed foil backed settings which reflect the light back out through the stones further enhancing the colour and brightness. They were made at a time when paste was a relatively new technology (its basically a form of leaded glass with different additives to display