Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings ancient It remains in great condition

It remains in great condition for the age

mechanism requires some attention as it's sticking

and inlayed with colourful varieties of agate and hardstone

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

It’s modelled in 15k gold throughout

Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings ancient It remains in great conditionDATE: 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