Queen Anne Teal Paste Earrings 15k gold tests as platinum

tests as platinum

Stamped 9ct

with a white and yellow daisy spread over the bottom

but there's more to it that that

French export marks (18k gold)

Queen Anne Teal Paste Earrings 15k gold tests as platinumDATE: Queen Anne, c. 1710 These gorgeous earrings are over 300 years old (!!!) They're set with Queen Ann cushion shaped paste gemstones in a vibrant teal colour, and they're resting in foiled closed back settings that reflects light back out through the stones. The backs are domed to accommodate the deep cut of the stones, which are held in place with finely crimped rubover settings. Made at a time when paste gemstones could command as much as the