Pave set

Yet another French word meaning pavement, these turquoise stones are inlaid into the gold to create a pave set, making a line of firmly fixed layer of turquoise in tablet form.
Many other material can be used, such as paste, diamonds and pearls.
Making a hard wearing and striking block appearance to what is often tiny stones, particular popular in the mid 1800 with Victorian jewellery.
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