Stone Set Gold and Silver Jewellery Set

Gold and silver stone set jewellery, 14ct gold single carrot…
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Gold and silver stone set jewellery, 14ct gold single carrot earring set with a princess cut diamond (metal back), framed red paste ring, and evil eye charm, wt. (less ring insert) 2.31g, a silver and 18ct gold pendant set with rutilated quartz, length 7 cm and pair of silver drop earring set with smoky quartz, rhodochrosite, rock quartz and peridot, length 6 cm.

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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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