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Find Out MoreAn unusual pair of 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... earrings, made circa 1880-1900 possibly in Holland. They have a diameter of 1.5cm so they are a good size. Each earring has been set with a central larger rose diamond with two bands of smaller rose diamonds around it. They have post and scroll fittings. Rose diamonds have a special look as they are cut to a pointA unit of weight for a diamond, being one-hundredth of a metric carat. It is used for weights that are decimal fractions of a carat, and all figures after the second decimal point are, in the diamond and jewellery trade, generally discarded. in the centre with facets that reflect the light in a completely different way to conventionally cut diamonds. The result is a hard greyish glint that looks fantastic, especially when worn in a candle lit setting, which is what was originally intended when these earrings were made.
Unmarked, tested to silver with a gold wash on the reverse
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