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...even imitation stones,or paste, was of equal craftsmanship to those created with real stones. These earrings were designed as flower heads, and rendered in faceted stones that were foil backed and set in hand crimped settings. The stones are all original, and reflect light with a beauty that only early, foiled stones can produce. They are mellow with hints of champagne tones as the light passes in different direction.
The earrings have been converted from Georgian buttons or cuff buttons... www.trocadero.com/stores/thirdfloorantiques/.../item904334....
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...A set of 18th century twin circular paste buttons has been transformed into ...
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Esther Singleton - 2007 - History - 424 pages
watches and earrings of various sorts...buttons set in silver, paste earrings, mock garnets, ...
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OrThese antique paste earrings are Victorian, circa 1860-1880. Originally cuff buttons, they have been expertly converted to earrings with the addition of ...
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21 Jul 2009 ... My friend Robin searched for nearly a year to find the earrings she wore ... were adorned with glittering paste buttons in the 18th century, ...
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