Georgian Green Paste & Pearl Gold Drop Earrings

These earrings are hard to find. They were made circa 1800 and are green pasteGlass made to resemble gem materials, which may be moulded, faceted, carved, etc.  and naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  pearls. The paste is foil backedA thin metal foil placed behind a gemstone within a closed-back setting to improve its optical performance. Metallic foil improves the reflectivity of certain gemstones, whilst coloured foils act as colouring agents when placed behind colourless materials, such as paste and rock crystal. These stones were typically set in silver closed backs to shield the fo… to give the appearance of emeralds which were hard to come by in the GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). period and very expensive. They are 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) gold.