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Find Out MoreFrench Belle Epoque Rose Diamond & Garnet Doublet Earrings
№ 319/O
A good looking pair of 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) More gold earrings that were made in France circa 1900-1910. They have been set with garnetDescribes a group of several closely related minerals. Garnets come in a variety of colours, however the most common colour is dark red. In descriptions, ‘garnet’ tends to refer to dark red stones unless otherwise specified. More doublets. A “Doublet” is an assembled or composite gem that is comprised of a top and a bottom, with an adhesive in the middle to fuse them together. Doublets were commonly used in VictorianJewellery made in the the Victorian era (1839-1901). More and EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). More jewellery, and are known as “garnet doublets” to imitate rubyOne of the most valuable gemstones on earth. From the corundum family, the red variety being ruby and the blue, sapphire. With the exception of the diamond, corundum is the hardest of the gemstones on the Mohs scale scoring a 9. More, sapphireBlue is the best-known colour for this gemstone but it can be found in all colours of the spectrum. After diamond, sapphire is the hardest gemstone.
More, emeraldOne of the four ‘precious’ stones. An intense, deep green is the most desirable colour for emeralds. Flaws and cloudiness (‘jardin’) are very common in emeralds, so stones are often oiled, irradiated, and dyed to improve their look. Synthetic emeralds have fewer imperfections and are hard to set apart from natural stones. Emeralds belong to the beryl... More and other coloured gemstones. So these earrings appear to be set with sapphires but are actually garnet doublets. They are surrounded by rose diamonds with a rose diamondA precious, lustrous gemstone made of highly compressed carbon. Diamonds are one of the hardest materials known to mankind. Colours of diamonds range from colourless, yellow, orange and brown to almost black. Natural coloured (or ‘fancy’) diamonds can be extremely rare. The cut, colour, clarity and carat weight of a diamond are the criteria jewellers use... More at the top of each earring. They have comfortable hinge back fittings.
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Item Number:
№ 319/O
Measurements:
Height 1.3cm
From top of wire to base 1.6cm
Garnet doublets approx total weight 1 carat
Rose diamonds approx total weight 44 points
From top of wire to base 1.6cm
Garnet doublets approx total weight 1 carat
Rose diamonds approx total weight 44 points
Provenance:
French
Discovered:
6 years ago
Hallmarks
Very Good
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