Art Deco 18ct White Gold Drop Earrings Set With Aquamarines & Diamonds

A smart pair of 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 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). drop earrings. They were made in the 1920s and are typical of that period. The clawA precious metal prong used to hold a gemstone in place. set square cut aquamarines have been tipped to form 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… shaped drops with a small diamond above each one and another smaller diamond shaped 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. in a tipped square setting at the top. The aquamarines are a lovely sea blue colour and are well matched stones. These earrings can be worn day and night.