Georgian Garnet Paste & Diamond Earrings stud earrings The Victorians created a secret

The Victorians created a secret "language of flowers" whereby different flowers and plants were infused with symbolic meaning

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it's adorned with two Chinese Dragons around the band

Signed and dated 1683

and it opens up to reveal a locket compartment for storage of a memento or keepsake

Georgian Garnet Paste & Diamond Earrings stud earrings The Victorians created a secretDATE: Georgian, c. 1820 Juicy Georgian earrings with vibrant flat cut garnet pastes in cut down "pie crust" settings and diamond tops. The pastes are set over metal foil, hugely increasing their brightness and amplifying the blood red colour to the point that they appear to glow from within light that enters through the oversized table is reflected back out to stunning effect. The tops have been added later, suggesting the mounted garnets with their