Edwardian 15ct Gold, Cats Eye Chrysoberyl & Diamond Tie Pin

An attractive tie pin set with a Cats Eye ChrysoberylA hard stone that ranges in colour from yellow, to brown, to green. Alexandrite and Cat’s Eye are both notable types of Chrysoberyl. with old mine cutAn 18th, 19th and early 20th century diamond shape, typically cushion or asymmetrical, marked by a small table, a high crown and a large culet. Culets are the small flat facets at the bottom of a stone which appear to the untrained eye as a hole in the middle of the stone. Before the advent of modern machinery which allows for the precise faceting we see tod… diamonds around it. Cats eye chrysoberyl is a comparatively rare gem stone and appears in Royal collections. It is also a lucky stone. This tie pin was made circa 1890-1910. All our tie pins come with a stopper at the end of the pin.