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Find Out MoreA beautifully worked platinumDerives from the Spanish word 'platina' meaning 'little silver'. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum's durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete... and 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 brooch set with transitional cutDirect descendants of the Old European Cut, this progressive cuts saw an evolution toward a larger table, a lower crown, and a smaller culet than previous cuts. However, unlike later brilliants, the girdles of these stones remained unfaceted. Considered a precursor to both the Modern Round Brilliant and the Ideal cuts. and rose diamonds as well as eight naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments. pearls. It has a lovely scalloped edge with fine millegrained work throughout. The word millegrainA tiny decorative feature - normally in platiunum - in which minute beads of metal are raised along the edge of a setting, which adds texture and enhances the sparkling effect. is from the French word “mille” for a thousand, and from “grain” as the same meaning in English. It refers to the tiny platinum bead work along a metal edge. It was made circa 1900-1910.
Unidentified marks, possibly Austrian
Tested to 15ct gold & platinum
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