Sapphire and diamond drop earrings, circa 1915.1

Sapphire and diamond drop earrings, circa 1915.2

Sapphire and diamond drop earrings, circa 1915.3

Sapphire and diamond drop earrings, early 20th Century.

Name: Sapphire and diamond drop earrings, early 20th Century.
SKU: 30059
Price: 42000.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

Platinum, Diamond, Sapphire

£42,000

and earrings. A matching pair, each set to top with three round cut unenhanced sapphires in settings, six in total, with a combined approximate weight of 1.80 , suspending three shape in open back rubover settings, six in total, with a combined weight of 0.90 carats, further adorned by twelve round diamonds in settings, twenty-four in total, with a combined weight of 0.25 carats and each terminating in one natural unenhanced sapphire in a suspended closed back setting, two in total, with a combined approximate weight of 10.00 carats. The total combined approximate diamond weight is 1.15 carats, to an elegant pair of drop earrings, flowing with movement, featuring edges, linear pierced galleries and open backholing, fitted to reverse with a secure post and butterfly, approximately 4cm in length. , early 20th Century.

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Reference Number 30059

Period Edwardian

TOTAL / RING Weight 5.59 grams

Gemstone 6 x Sapphires, Cabochon, approximately 1.8ct total 6 x Diamonds, Old Mine, approximately 0.9ct total 24 x Diamonds, Rose Cut, approximately 0.25ct total 2 x Sapphires, Cabochon, approximately 10ct total

Condition

This piece is in excellent condition.

Director's Notes

The piece has been assessed by our in house gemmologist. The sapphires most likely to originate from the old mines of Ceylon.

The ‘drop’ or ‘pear’ shape cut of gemstone is unusual and rare.

The first form of the drop shape, the ‘pendeloque’ or ‘briolette’ was invented by a Flemish cutter, Lodewyk van Berquem as early as the 1400s. He is also credited with the discovery of the diamond polishing wheel which allowed him to polish facets and thus better optimise light reflection and ‘sparkle’ within a diamond- a defining moment in the history of diamond cutting.

These earrings set with drop shape sapphires are remarkably exceptional, as both sapphires have been perfectly matched in colour and cut, making this a rare collector's piece.

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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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Sapphire and diamond drop earrings, early 20th Century.

Platinum, Diamond, Sapphire

£42,000

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