Georgian Double Pear White Paste Earrings man in the moon and old cut Diamonds

and old cut Diamonds

with millegrain settings and openwork

including emerald

and the head has the closed-dome back typical of the period

36ct Old European Cut Diamonds - I-SI1

Georgian Double Pear White Paste Earrings man in the moon and old cut DiamondsDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 A gorgeous pair of Georgian white paste earrings dating from the first half of the 19th Century, circa 1820. Each earring is set with two pear cut paste gemstones, mounted in foil backed "pie crust" settings the foil and the silver both used to increase brilliance brightness and accentuate their colour. The stones are set tip to tip, with the bottom ones dangling freely beneath. With 9 karat yellow gold dish backs and ear