Georgian Black-Dot Paste Flower Ring souvenir particularly music and scientific thought

particularly music and scientific thought

Heart section length: 7 3/4 inches

DATE: 1979

Natural pearls and rose cut diamonds

A cool antique brooch depicting the famous scene of St George slaying the Dragon (as featured on gold sovereigns)

Georgian Black-Dot Paste Flower Ring souvenir particularly music and scientific thoughtDATE: Georgian, c. 1800 An attractive Georgian flower cluster ring set with an array of "black dot" paste gemstones in silver over a 15k gold foiled dish back. Complete with an ornate gold shank featuring deeply carved oak leaf motifs. The pastes each have a tiny "black dot" painted on the open culet in order to better simulate old cut diamonds. Made at a time when paste gemstones could and would command higher prices than their naturally occurring