Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour with a relatively low profile

with a relatively low profile from the finger

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The piece is articulated: when the chain at the bottom is pulled

It’s carved from ox bone

Georgian Aquamarine Paste Earrings plique-a-jour with a relatively low profileDATE: 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