Natural Pearl and diamond convertible drop earrings, circa 1900.

18ct Yellow Gold, Diamond, Pearl

£20,500

and convertable earrings. A matching pair, each set with a drop shape encircled by six with a combined weight 0.06 , surrounded by sixteen shape cut diamonds, graduating in size, in and settings, thirty two in total, with a combined weight of 2.40 carats, all suspended from a round natural saltwater pearl in a half-drilled open back setting, encircled by twelve cushion shape old mine cut diamonds in open back rubover and grain settings, twenty-four in total with a combined weight of 1.20 carats. The total approximate diamond weight is 3.66 carats to an elegant pair of convertible earrings, with an articulated drop design flowing with movement, featuring scalloped pierced galleries and fancy open backholing, approximately 3.4 cm in length. yellow , 'T&P', French, 1900, accompanied by Gemmological Certification Services report #5786-2012.

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Reference Number 29840

Origin French

Period Victorian

TOTAL / RING Weight 8 grams

Gemstone 4 x Pearls 12 x Diamonds, Rose Cut, approximately 0.06ct total 32 x Diamonds, Old Mine, approximately 2.4ct total 24 x Diamonds, Old Mine, approximately 1.2ct total

Condition

The earrings are in excellent condition.

Director's Notes

The pearl is the world’s oldest gemstone, long associated with beauty, status, and rarity. Today, natural pearls are exceptionally scarce, accounting for only around 1% of all pearls found.

Finding a matching pair in terms of colour, lustre, and surface quality is even more rare, making such earrings highly exceptional. Their subtle beauty and natural formation place them among the most sought-after gemstones in fine jewellery.

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Inside diameter (mm)	USA	UK	China India	European
11.63	0
11.84	¼
12.04	½	A
12.24	¾	A½
12.45	1	B	1
12.65	1¼	B½
12.85	1½	C
13.06	1¾	C½		41
13.26	2	D	2	42
13.46	2¼	D½
13.67	2½	E	3	43
13.87	2¾	E½
14.07	3	F	4	44
14.27	3¼	F½	5	45
14.48	3½	G
14.68	3¾	G½	6	46
		H		47
14.88	4	H½	7
15.09	4¼	I		48
15.29	4½	I½	8
15.49	4¾	J		49
15.7	5	J½	9	50
15.9	5¼	K		51
16.1	5½	K½	10
16.31	5¾	L		52
16.51	6	L½	11
16.71	6¼	M	12	53
16.92	6½	M½	13
17.12	6¾	N		54
17.32	7	O	14	55
17.53	7¼	O½		56
17.73	7½	P	15
17.93	7¾	P½		57
18.14	8	Q	16
18.34	8¼	Q½		58
18.54	8½	R	17	59
18.75	8¾	R½
18.95	9	S	18	60
19.15	9¼
19.35	9½	S½	19	61
19.56	9¾	T
19.76	10	T½	20	62
19.96	10¼	U	21
20.17	10½	U½	22	63
20.37	10¾	V		64
20.57	11	V½	23
20.78	11¼	W		65
20.98	11½	W½	24
21.18	11¾	X		66
21.39	12	Y	25	67
21.59	12¼	Y½		68
21.79	12½	Z	26
22	12¾	Z½		69
22.2	13		27
22.4	13¼
22.61	13½
22.81	13¾
23.01	14
23.22	14¼
23.42	14½
23.62	14¾
23.83	15
24.03	15¼
24.23	15½
24.43	15¾
24.64	16

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Natural Pearl and diamond convertible drop earrings, circa 1900.

18ct Yellow Gold, Diamond, Pearl

£20,500

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