Georgian Sunshine Paste Earrings victorian An oversized gold safety pin

An oversized gold safety pin by Cartier Paris

Garnet (Variety Almandine-Pyrope)

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

The carved face depicts the sun god Ra in his solar barque being worshipped by baboons

Sweet antique Toi et Moi crossover ring dating from the Art Nouveau period

Georgian Sunshine Paste Earrings victorian An oversized gold safety pinGeorgian 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