Georgian Octagonal Teal Paste Earrings turquoise 9cm wide) and the inside

9cm wide) and the inside is slightly convex so it's comfortable to wear

and quite wonderfully depicts a bouquet of flowers

not to be confused with unexpected guillotine

London 1899

it's a particularly fine example dating from the 1880s

Georgian Octagonal Teal Paste Earrings turquoise 9cm wide) and the insideDATE: Georgian, c. 1810 These Georgian paste earrings date from from the early 19th Century, circa 1810. The teal coloured stones rest in foil backed settings, a technique employed to reflect the light back through the stones, brightening them and making the colour pop in this case with stunning effect. Hand made in England many, many moons ago. In the 18th and 19th centuries paste gems could command as much (if not more) than natural gemstones, on