{"product_id":"georgian-purple-paste-stone-charm","title":"Georgie Amethyst Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe History:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA converted Georgian dress pin from the late 1700s featuring an amethyst crystal center stone with surrounding paste stones. The setting is comprised of sterling silver and solid 9k gold cut-back collet setting - a design that hallmarks Georgian jewelry of the era. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis piece was originally made and sourced in England and measures 1\" from the bottom of the piece to the top of the bail. Please note this charm shows light wear consistent with age.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTHE STORY OF PASTE STONES:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese Georgian stones hailing from the 1700s still maintain their special luster and sparkle--even more than 200 years after their creation. The Kimberly mines of South Africa weren't discovered until 1869-71--with diamonds not as accessible or commonly in circulation, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eThis pendant is photographed with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.glenandeffie.com\/products\/large-charm-chain\"\u003eLarge Gold Filled Charm Chain\u003c\/a\u003e but pairs nicely with any necklace in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.glenandeffie.com\/collections\/signature-necklaces\"\u003eClassics Collection\u003c\/a\u003e \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cem style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eor with a chain of your own on one of our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.glenandeffie.com\/products\/sterling-silver-swivel-clasp\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eSwivel Clasps\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Glen \u0026 Effie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48222922932469,"sku":null,"price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0294\/1970\/0298\/files\/June_2026-2-13.jpg?v=1780951933","url":"https:\/\/www.glenandeffie.com\/products\/georgian-purple-paste-stone-charm","provider":"Glen \u0026 Effie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}