Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings zircon mounted in foil backed "pie

mounted in foil backed "pie crust" settings - the foil and the silver both used to increase brilliance/brightness and accentuate their colour

it dates from the early 20th century circa 1910

It's expertly crafted

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Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings zircon mounted in foil backed "pieDATE: 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