18th Century Lavender Paste Earrings paste stone with scroll and leaf motifs

with scroll and leaf motifs and little navette-shaped links connecting each panel

an effect known as chatoyancy (or cat's eye)

it opens up to reveal the glass compartments

20th century maximalism… while minimalism was more-or-less the prevailing current throughout the artistic and aesthetic landscapes of the 20th century (certainly post WW2)

18th Century Lavender Paste Earrings paste stone with scroll and leaf motifsDATE: Georgian, c. 1780 Exquisite Georgian earrings set with the loveliest lavender purple paste gemstones in dish back, pie crust settings. The stones are peruzzi cuts a precursor to the old mine and, ultimately, the modern brilliant cut with angular rectangle profiles and set over foil to enhance their colour and brightness. Dating from the late 18th century, the wires are 9k gold and the earrings themselves gold plated. The ear wires are later