Edwardian 15ct Gold, Emerald Paste Tie Pin

A convincing gold and emeraldOne of the four ‘precious’ stones. An intense, deep green is the most desirable colour for emeralds. Flaws and cloudiness (‘jardin’) are very common in emeralds, so stones are often oiled, irradiated, and dyed to improve their look. Synthetic emeralds have fewer imperfections and are hard to set apart from natural stones. Emeralds belong to the beryl… tie pin, but it is not an emerald. It is pasteGlass made to resemble gem materials, which may be moulded, faceted, carved, etc. , but you could fool anyone as it is so realistic! All our tie pins come with a stopper at the end of the pin.