Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour It’s carved from ox bone

It’s carved from ox bone

It comprises three 18 karat gold bands (rose

A sweet antique heart padlock featuring beautifully hand-chased goldwork to the front face

Set with 1

with a relatively low profile from the finger

Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour It’s carved from ox boneDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 These beautiful earrings date from the early 19th Century, making them over 200 years old. The gemstones are aquamarine coloured pastes and since they're mounted in domed foil backed settings which reflect the light back out through the stones further enhancing the colour and brightness. They were made at a time when paste was a relatively new technology (its basically a form of leaded glass with different additives to display