Georgian Pink Paste Rivière Necklace

$7,600.00

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Georgian Pink Paste Rivière Necklace

$7,600.00

Description

DATE: Georgian, c.1820

A stunning antique rivière necklace set with vibrant pink paste gemstones. It's crafted in rich 15k yellow gold, and the oval stones are foil backed, enhancing their colour and brightness within the closed back settings. It dates from the Georgian period, circa 1820 and has a wearable length of 15 inches.

Paste gemstones were popular throughout the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras. It is a special type of flint glass that emulates a number of gemstones. The origins of Paste jewellery date back to the mid-18^th century, to a jeweller named Georges Frederic Stras, who worked as a jeweller to the king when he moved from Strasbourg to Paris in 1724.

STONES

Pink Paste Gemstones

MEASUREMENTS

Wearable length: 15 inches

Stones vary from 7.6mm - 6.73mm

MARKS

No marks present, tests as 15k gold

CONDITION

Excellent