Ample Antique Paste Ring synthetic spinel and maker's mark WD &

and maker's mark WD & JP• Approximately size 7

These estate earrings have minimal wear

An absolute staple in any jewelry lover's collection

3mm outside diameter front to back

Ample Antique Paste Ring synthetic spinel and maker's mark WD &For as long as humans have been using gem materials thousands of years they have also been concocting imitations for those same gem materials. Paste, or glass, has been used to imitate gemstones since at least ancient Greece, but it was the development of a particular kind of leaded glass in the 1600s that made the material a more convincing simulant for diamonds. Adding lead to the glass (which is formed by solidifying molten silicon dioxide in an