Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings ancient The remainder of the front

The remainder of the front is embellished with gorgeous engraved foliate detailing

Easily polished out

with a couple of small areas worn - most notably the "spine" of the book

mechanism requires some attention as it's sticking

Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings ancient The remainder of the frontDATE: Art Deco, c. 1920 Bold colour and exceptionally brilliant paste gems are the focal point of these striking Art Deco solitaire earrings. By the 1920s the fashioning of coloured paste gemstones from a special composition of leaded glass had really hit its peak. The from the velvety blues of Ceylon and Kashmir sapphires to pigeon blood rubies and, like these, Colombian emeralds, the colours, fire, and brilliance of natural gemstones were simulated