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Find Out MoreA wonderful pair of French 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... earrings that were made circa 1920-1935. Fan shapes were popular in the Art DecoA movement within the arts between the two Great Wars (1920-1935) across Europe and the US, characterized by its clean, geometric designs. The aesthetic was intended to celebrate an age of progress and the modernity of the machine. period as they were geometric futuristic forms that defined the era. This pair of earrings have been set with diamonds and sapphires but what is wonderful about these earrings are the different cuts used in the design. It has both square and round cuts, as well as, rose cuts and calibre cutTypically small, fancy-cut faceted stones in the shape of rectangles, squares, oblongs or other specialty shapes cut to fit very closely together in a setting to create a design that often outlines or accents a larger motif. Calibre-cut comes from the word calibration which means to divide or mark with gradations. This style of stone cutting was made popular.... It has an impressive approximate total of 4.40 caratsThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated 'ct', 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. '24 carat' signifies pure gold, '18 carat' 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera. Also abbreviated as 'c... of diamonds and 0.70 carats of sapphires for both earrings.
There is millgraine detail throughout which give the earrings a sense of lightness. They are beautifully finished at the back. An old jeweller friend of mine once told me to always look at the back of a piece of jewellery. If it is well finished then it is a top quality job. They are very comfortable to wear and look “FAN” tastic when worn!
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Dog's head (French mark for platinum)
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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