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Pair of Small Art Deco Ruby and Emerald Paste Brooches
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Pair of Small Art Deco Ruby and Emerald Paste Brooches

1900 - 1920
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Description

Two dinky little Art Deco brooches channel set with lovely sparkly old pastes. Likely originating from Austria or Germany, c.1920s.

The French jeweller Georges Frédéric Strass invented “Paste" in 1724. True paste is crafted from a special leaded glass that was painstakingly cut and then polished by hand with metal powder until it appeared to shimmer like a diamond. It was an instant success with the chic upper classes of Parisian society and continues to be highly sought after today. Nowadays paste is often used as a generic term to describe costume gemstones.

SIZE: 2.7 x 0.2cm

WEIGHT: The green brooch is 1.2g, the pink one is 1.3g.

MATERIALS: Rolled/plated gold on silver.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: The green brooch is stamped 900 (silver fineness) with the sponsor's mark AK on the clasp. The pink pin's clasp is stamped AK.

CONDITION: In good vintage condition; the lines of the frames are a little wavy, especially around the green stones. All the pastes look to be original and are firmly set, with no chips found.

ERA: Art Deco c.1920.

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Corvidae Antique has dated these Art Deco Paste Brooches to the 1920s.

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Description
Two dinky little Art Deco brooches channel set with lovely sparkly old pastes. Likely originating from Austria or Germany, c.1920s.

The French jeweller Georges Frédéric Strass invented “Paste" in 1724.

“
True paste is crafted from a special leaded glass that was painstakingly cut and then polished by hand with metal powder until it appeared to shimmer like a diamond.
Corvidae Antique

It was an instant success with the chic upper classes of Parisian society and continues to be highly sought after today. Nowadays paste is often used as a generic term to describe costume gemstones.

fig 1. A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems.
fig 1. Pair of Small Art Deco Ruby and Emerald Paste Brooches

SIZE: 2.7 x 0.2cm

WEIGHT: The green brooch is 1.2g, the pink one is 1.3g.

MATERIALS: Rolled/plated gold on silver.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: The green brooch is stamped 900 (silver fineness) with the sponsor's mark AK on the clasp. The pink pin's clasp is stamped AK.

fig 2. A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems.
fig 2. Pair of Small Art Deco Ruby and Emerald Paste Brooches

CONDITION: In good vintage condition; the lines of the frames are a little wavy, especially around the green stones. All the pastes look to be original and are firmly set, with no chips found.

ERA: Art Deco c.1920.

Date of Manufacture

Corvidae Antique has dated these Art Deco Paste Brooches to the 1920s.

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Archive I A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems.

Pair of Small Art Deco Ruby and Emerald Paste Brooches

Archive II A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems. View II
Archive III A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems. View III
Archive IV A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems. View IV
Archive V A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems. View V
Archive VI A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems. View VI
Archive VII A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems. View VII
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A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems.
Pair of Small Art Deco Ruby and Emerald Paste Brooches
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A pair of small rectangular Art Deco bar brooches set with clear paste glass stones featuring central rows of square-cut emerald-green and ruby-red paste gems.
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FAQs

Art Deco paste jewellery from the 1920s and 1930s features high-lead cut glass designed to simulate precious gemstones, frequently arranged in geometric, linear patterns.

These ornaments were constructed using hand-cut paste glass stones set into sterling silver, white metal, or plated alloys, often backed with foil to maximize light reflection.

Authentic pieces exhibit era-appropriate clasp mechanisms such as C-catch or safety pin fasteners, geometric stone cuts, and subtle oxidisation along the metal settings.

Bar brooches can be styled individually or paired together on coat lapels, pinned to silk scarves, attached to hat ribbons, or secured to shirt collars.

Paste jewellery must be kept away from water and liquid cleaners to prevent moisture from damaging the foil backing; clean gently using a dry, soft cloth.
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