A grand set of earrings and pendant created in silver and closed-back set with black-dot* diamond/clear faceted paste stones. The pair of 7-stone rosette centered earrings have double halos, measuring 1 ¾” overall and 1 ¼” wide. The matching pendant is the same dimension and has ‘ears’ through which a silk ribbon has been fed to enable it to be worn tied in the back of the neck. English, Georgian, 19th century.

Price: $645

*The "black-spot/black-dot" pastes are so named because jewelers in the 1700's, and earlier, would sometimes rub a spot (or dot) of black, pitch-like paint across the flat cut or pointed bottom of the culet of some faceted paste stones. It was often used to create the look of mine cut or European cut diamonds or gemstones when the stone was viewed from the top (or table).

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