Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings zircon one or two very slight

one or two very slight kinks

Pendant: 2

and the opal bursting with iridescent sparks of life

describes the motion created by the trembler (essentially a spring made of thin metal wire)

it dates from the early 20th century circa 1910

Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings zircon one or two very slightDATE: 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