Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings ancient mechanism requires some attention as

mechanism requires some attention as it's sticking

circa 1830

the harlequin multi-coloured gemstones represents Agriculture (Polyhymnia) - as in a bountiful harvest

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

Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings ancient mechanism requires some attention asDATE: 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