Diamond Scarab Beetle Earrings with Fleur-de-Lys Panel

A pair of diamond set scarab beetle earrings, 9ct yellow gold…
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A pair of diamond set scarab beetle earrings, 9ct yellow gold and silver, antique styled as drop pendant earrings, each featuring a stylized scarab beetle, the body crafted in silver, grain set with rows of single cut diamonds, red paste to eyes and gold work to outer body, surmounted by a diamond set Fleur-de-Lys panel of stud form, fitted with pierced posts and clip levers

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  • Scarab Beetle - xx
  • 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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