Art Deco 14ct Gold Long Drop Aquamarine & Diamond Earrings

A wonderful pair of 14ct58.5% pure gold (or 585 parts pure gold to 415 parts other metals) white goldWhite gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other white metal – most often nickel or palladium (both of which act as a bleaching agent to reduce the natural yellow colour of the gold). 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. aquamarineAquamarine (from the Latin, “water from the sea”) is a blue variety of the mineral, beryl, of which emerald is the less durable but more prized green variety. Aquamarine was believed to protect sailors at sea and banish fear. and 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… long drop earrings. They are really striking and have two matched large pear shaped aquamarines with three small diamonds above, suspended on an articulatedIn jewellery, an articulated piece is composed of segments with flexible connections. section with further diamonds and another round aquamarine above. At present they have screw fittings but these can be changed if wanted. They were made circa 1910-1925when very few people had their ears pierced due to the first world war.