Antique 18K Gold, Silver, and Glass Paste Victorian Earrings, c. 1900 romantic_ring only a select few artisans

only a select few artisans in the South of France possess the expertise to create Catalan garnet jewelry

It is a very shiny and refined necklace which can be mixed and matched with other chains or which is impressive enough to stand alone

they would make a very unique statement here as well

The overall impression has cleaner and simpler lines than many of the chains from the era and I like the use of the rectangular connecting links versus trace chain

and refined

Antique 18K Gold, Silver, and Glass Paste Victorian Earrings, c. 1900 romantic_ring only a select few artisansThese simple and timeless 18k gold French dormeuse earrings are from the early 1900s and feature a lever back closure system with large old mine cut paste stones, topped with smaller white paste stones. Paste is a leaded glass cut by hand to imitate diamonds and commonly used in the Victorian period. They are held securely in a silver setting. Silver was often used in the early 20th century to reflect the light of diamonds or other white stones to