Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings patek philippe Birmingham 2001

Birmingham 2001

or in other words

green/purple colour - certified no heat treatment

but the flowers themselves were made in the early 19th century

Art Deco Emerald Paste Plati-non Solitaire Earrings patek philippe Birmingham 2001DATE: 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