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Book Your AppointmentA beautiful GeorgianJewellery made in the Georgian era (1714-1830). Rivière necklace that was made circa 1820. The term “Rivière” literally means river in French and is an appropriate word for this style of necklace as it literally means a flowing line of gemstones. In this case it is a continuous line of cut down set foil backedA thin metal foil placed behind a gemstone within a closed-back setting to improve its optical performance. Metallic foil improves the reflectivity of certain gemstones, whilst coloured foils act as colouring agents when placed behind colourless materials, such as paste and rock crystal. These stones were typically set in silver closed backs to shield the fo... pasteGlass made to resemble gem materials, which may be moulded, faceted, carved, etc. with a pierced black spot at the back of each paste to imitate the culet in a 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.... It is silverA metallic element which is malleable and ductile, and white in colour, making it ideal for use in jewellery. It is usually mixed with copper to improve its hardness.
with 9ct37.5% pure gold (or 375 parts pure gold and 625 parts other metals) gold on the reverse and a hidden gold clasp.
An elegant and classic look when worn.
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It is getting harder and harder to find these Rivières so we were thrilled to source this beautiful example.
Unmarked. 9ct gold & silver.
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