Two antique brooches, both Edwardian, one 9ct yellow gold…
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Two antique brooches, both Edwardian, one 9ct yellow gold hallmarked by Wendt, designed as a curved bar of graduating size, seed pearl set with an overlaid spray of fine gold rails terminating in a cluster of red paste stones, along with a 15ct yellow gold bar brooch of scrolled design, set with a central turquoise framed by seed pearls in a foliate design.

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  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
  • Edwardian - The Edwardian period of English furniture and decorative arts design is named for Edward VII (1841 ? 1910) who was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India for the brief period from 1901 until his death in 1910. It follows the Victorian period, in turn was followed by the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. In Australia, designs of this period are also known as being in the Federation style.
  • 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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