Fantastic rare Georgian paste flower earrings in solid silver, backed with nine-carat rose gold. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, Georgian jewellers would paint a black dot on the bottom end of paste stones (the culet) to help give an illusion of depth and make them look more like real diamonds as they glittered in the candlelight.
• Condition: The earrings are in very good antique condition; when seen under magnification, two of the pastes do not have black dots and are likely later replacements, though they are matching old single cuts and seem to have been in place for a very long time.
• Fixing: Integral nine-carat gold ear wires, supplied with tiny silicone keepers to pop on the ends for security.
• Era: Georgian, c.1714-1837.
• Size: Just over 3cm long (one hangs slightly lower) and approximately 1.5cm wide.
• Weight: 5.8g.
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Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1152872
Dateline of this antique is Georgian
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