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Find Out MoreA bold pear shaped cabochonA polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
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. 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold ring. It has a lovely wavy shankThe circle of metal that attaches to the decorative part of a ring and encircles the finger. which is original. It was made circa 1860 when garnets were highly popular. During that time there was a fashion for jewellery from the sixteenth century called the “Holbeinesque period” after Holbein who was Elizabeth the 1st’s court painter. The predominant colours were red and green that appeared in the garments, the textiles and the jewellery in the form of garnet and 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... carbuncles.
Buying antique jewellery is both ethical and eco-friendly as harmful and destructive mining processes are not needed to make an item yours. So give yourself a pat on the back!
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