Georgian Sunshine Paste Earrings victorian the centre in a carved

the centre in a carved star setting

JHW maker's mark

Gorgeous antique Day-to-Night earrings dating from the early Victorian period

Chic vintage Italian bracelet dated 1990

Georgian Sunshine Paste Earrings victorian the centre in a carvedGeorgian earrings set with joyful sunshine yellow paste gemstones. They date from the turn of the 19th century, circa 1800, the stone resting in dish back settings over a layer of metal foil to enhance their colour and brightness. Likely converted from a larger piece a riviere necklace or similar with the addition of gold ear wires. Paste is a particular type of flint glass that, through the addition of lead (and metal salts for colour), can be used