Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour A beautiful Victorian marquise cluster

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

with a relatively low profile from the finger

A sweet antique heart padlock featuring beautifully hand-chased goldwork to the front face

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

It’s carved from ox bone

Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour A beautiful Victorian marquise clusterDATE: 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