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19th Century Silver Paste Chandelier Drop Earrings
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19th Century Silver Paste Chandelier Drop Earrings

19th century
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Romantic 19th-century drop earrings in solid silver with gold wires, set with sparkling hand‑cut paste diamond stones. Each beautifully articulated earring features a graceful openwork design of stylised leaves, culminating in a pear‑shaped drop with a suspended flower cluster.

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: 5 x 1.4cm.

WEIGHT: 9.5g.

MATERIALS: Silver, gold, paste gemstones.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: None, the earrings have been tested to confirm they are sterling and nine-carat gold.

CONDITION: In very good antique condition; one tiny paste is vacant, one or two stones have minor chips when seen under magnification but all seem to be original and well matched, with no obvious replacements.

ERA: Estimated late Georgian/early Victorian (c.early-mid 1800s).

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Corvidae Antique has dated these Silver Paste Drop Earrings to the 19th Century.

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Romantic 19th-century drop earrings in solid silver with gold wires, set with sparkling hand‑cut paste diamond stones.
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Each beautifully articulated earring features a graceful openwork design of stylised leaves, culminating in a pear‑shaped drop with a suspended flower cluster.
Corvidae Antique
fig 1. Pair of nineteenth-century silver drop earrings set with clear faceted paste glass stones in an articulated chandelier motif.
fig 1. 19th Century Silver Paste Chandelier Drop Earrings

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.

fig 2. Pair of nineteenth-century silver drop earrings set with clear faceted paste glass stones in an articulated chandelier motif.
fig 2. 19th Century Silver Paste Chandelier Drop Earrings

SIZE: 5 x 1.4cm.

WEIGHT: 9.5g.

MATERIALS: Silver, gold, paste gemstones.

HALLMARKS/STAMPS: None, the earrings have been tested to confirm they are sterling and nine-carat gold.

CONDITION: In very good antique condition; one tiny paste is vacant, one or two stones have minor chips when seen under magnification but all seem to be original and well matched, with no obvious replacements.

ERA: Estimated late Georgian/early Victorian (c.early-mid 1800s).

Date of Manufacture

Corvidae Antique has dated these Silver Paste Drop Earrings to the 19th Century.

Reference Numbers
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Pair of nineteenth-century silver drop earrings set with clear faceted paste glass stones in an articulated chandelier motif.
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FAQs

Paste drop earrings feature hand-cut, high-lead glass stones crafted to simulate the brilliance of diamonds, arranged in articulated chandelier-style metal frameworks popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.

These pieces typically feature leaded glass paste stones set into silver mounts, often constructed with closed-back settings containing silver or metallic foil to enhance light reflection.

Authentic nineteenth-century paste items often display closed-back silver settings, black dot detailing painted on the culet to simulate depth, and hand-cut faceted stones with minor irregularities.

Chandelier paste earrings serve as an impactful focal point when paired with minimalist evening attire, crisp white tailoring, or modern open-neck dresses.

Paste jewellery must never be submerged in water or liquid cleaner, as moisture destroys the underlying foil; clean gently using a soft, dry polishing cloth.
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