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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... 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 with a natural pearlA pearl-bearing mollusc that has not been tampered with by man to produce a cultivated pearl will produce a 'natural pearl'. in the centre. It has a lovely scalloped edge with fine millegrained work throughout. The word “millegrain” 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 upon a metal precipice or edge. It was made circa 1900-1910.
An example of the finest platinum work in the early 20th century
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