Gold Earrings Set with Textured Drops and Red Stones

Three pair of gold earrings. 18ct yellow gold, one pair made as…
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Three pair of gold earrings. 18ct yellow gold, one pair made as fixed short drops of kite formation in textured gold, fitted with Euro pierced hooks, the second of similar short drop design set with polished gold balls, the third of hoop style, engraved to outer panels, inset with a single red paste stone, also fitted with pierced fittings. Total weight: 6.9grams

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  • Paste / Rhinestone / Diamante - Paste (or rhinestone or diamante) is the name given to a coloured glass composition used for imitation gemstones, or to imitation gemstones made of glass.

    Although the technique of glassmaking had been known for thousands of years, but it wasn't until a lead glass with similar optical properties to diamonds were invented by a German jeweller working in Paris (either "Stras" or 'Strasser") in the early 18th century that "paste" gemstones became popular.

    There was no social stigma attached to wearing imitation stones, and they were worn in situations where highway robbery was a possibility. The 18th century settings were of very high quality, equivilent to real gemstone jewellery.

    In the nineteeth century the quality of paste jewellery declined and it has remained the poor cousin to genuine gemstones ever since.

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