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Find Out MoreA good pair of cut steel drop earrings that were made circa 1800. These earrings were the costume jewelleryJewellery designed for wear with current fashions and usually made of inexpensive materials. Usually applied to two classes of jewellery: gem-set imitations, which resemble precious jewellery but are made of silver (sometimes rhodium-coated) or pinchbeck and set with substitutes for gemstones, e.g. marcasite, paste or synthetic gemstones; although usually th... of the day. They would have glittered in the candlelit dining rooms like rose diamonds, their richer cousins. The red glass imitated cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
garnets. Cut steel was not an easy product to manufacture, the studs had to be facetedA faceted stone has small, flat-cut surfaces that make a sparkling effect on transparent stones. Facets act as both mirrors and windows. Reflecting light and channelling light into a stone where it refracts and re-emerges., polished and riveted in place. Early studs were often produced with as many as fifteen facets making them particularly bright and sparkling. Mathew Boulton was the most famous steel worker, first in London and then in Birmingham in the 1790s.
Buying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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