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Eloise Citrine Pendant

Sale price$1,125.00

This one-of-a-kind necklace is composed of:

  • Georgian dress pin from the 1700s, featuring a large old mine cut genuine citrine surrounded by diamond paste stones set in a sterling silver step-cut setting common to the era. This pendant was originally made and sourced in England.

  • This necklace measures a standard 18" on a 14k gold filled chain, with the pendant measuring 1.25" in width.

THE HISTORY:

The history behind paste stones is unique: the Kimberly diamond mines of South Africa weren't discovered until 1869-71 - making diamonds not as accessible or common in circulation. Because of this, jewelers resorted to making their own "Paste" stones as a more common and cost effect alternative to diamonds. These stones were handmade from a crystal compound and polished with metal powder until it shimmered like a gemstone. Paste accessories were the most sought after jewelry of the Georgian era of the 1700s—often dawning royalty, aristocrats, and wealthy alike.