Georgian Vauxhall Glass Cluster Earrings victorian comprises 12 flat cut garnet

comprises 12 flat cut garnet flowers with turquoise centres and turquoise link connectors - and a garnet drop of the same period (although not original to the piece)

and even a gas engine to drive the polishing lathes

Basically a no-go for the heir to the English throne

with trifling exceptions

Georgian Vauxhall Glass Cluster Earrings victorian comprises 12 flat cut garnetDATE: Georgian, c. 1770 These fantastic cluster earrings feature Vauxhall Glass (aka mirror glass) outer stones, surrounding central pear shaped rock crystals. The name Vauxhall Glass, comes from that of a factory and pleasure gardens where the 18th Century high society would gather. These are a early example of the technique, which came in and out of fashion through the 18th and 19th Centuries, and they are quite simply magnificent. Silver settings