Pretty little antique earrings studded with extremely sparkly white pastes and tied with a dainty silver bow.
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.
• Condition: Excellent antique condition.
• Fixing: Silver ear wires, likely added later to replace screw backs, supplied with tiny silicone "keepers" to pop on the back for extra security.
• Estimated "La Belle Epoque" - late Victorian to Edwardian, c.1871-1914.
• Size: 2.5 x 1cm, not including the ear wire.
• Hallmarks/stamps: None (likely lost when the tops were converted), the earrings and wires test as sterling silver.
• Weight: 3.4g.
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