Antique 19th Century post-Georgian Victorian paste riviere necklace, closed cup settings, beautiful foiled rhinestones, gilt metal gilt February - primrose

February - primrose

each cold painted with enamel paint in bright red and green

clear rhinestone and silver tone filigree brooch

sterling silver (925 parts silver out of 1000) is the standard nowadays

Antique 19th Century post-Georgian Victorian paste riviere necklace, closed cup settings, beautiful foiled rhinestones, gilt metal gilt February - primroseBeautiful 19th Century Victorian gilt metal and sparkling paste riviere necklace. The necklace consists of linked individual panels each containing a large, faceted clear paste rhinestone claw set in a cup back setting with a smooth closed mushroom back. I was surprised to find the metal did not test positive for sterling silver I had thought it was a gilded silver. It could be a lower grade silver or even simply brass cups. The stones are all