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Find Out MoreA pretty heart shaped pendant with a locket section on the reverse containing a lock of hair with gold thread around it. It is a mixture of 37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) and 62.5% 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. The front is Turquoise is an opaque gem and is often formed in what is called matrix, a black or brown veining derived from the host rock in which the gem forms. In fine jewellery, unblemished sky blue turquoise is the ideal, although regularly patterned matrix turquoise is also sought-after. blue A pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. with a A natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments. split Natural pearls are an organic gem formed inside live mollusc shells and come in all shapes and sizes. They are formed as the result of a natural irritant within the mollusc's mantle and as a defence, layers of iridescent nacre form over the top of it, creating a pearl. cluster with a tiny One 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. in the centre, that represents a “forget me not” flower. The colour of the enamel underlines the “Forget me not” theme. So it was most likely a Rings made especially to mark the death of a loved one. Often called 'memento mori' rings. Rare examples survive intact and are highly collectable. piece of jewellery that was made circa 1860-1880.
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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