Georgian Black Dot Paste Earrings etui crafted in base metal

crafted in base metal

Once the inlay is complete

he carries a shield with fleur de lis heraldic emblem

the ones in between sitting in the middle of a fine double bar with hand chased detailing to the side edges

Bold modernist "picture frame" earrings dating from the 1980s

Georgian Black Dot Paste Earrings etui crafted in base metalDATE: Georgian, c. 1790 A fantastic pair of antique black dot paste earrings dating from the Georgian period, circa 1790. The domed paste gemstones are foil backed to enhance their brightness, and remain full life to this day. The stones rest in silver "pie crust" settings, with later added gold wires. The black dot in the middle of the stone has been painted on to replicate the open culet found on old cut diamonds (prior to the invention of the