Edwardian 15ct Gold, Opal & Diamond Cluster Pendant

This is a truly gorgeous 15ct62.5% pure gold (or 625 parts pure gold and 375 parts other metals). Popular during the Victorian, Edwardian and Art Deco eras but was discontinued in the mid-1930s. gold pendant that was made circa 1910. At that time the new and exciting stones on the block were opals that were being imported from Australia. No one had seen such amazing vibrant opals like these before as previously opals had come from Hungary and were rather dull in comparison. The stones were celebrated and set in to pendants, rings, and bracelets. This pendant is a superb example of the best well matched opals with plenty of vivid blue and green flashes with red undertones. Around them are 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 with a slightly larger old mine cut 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… in the centre. The hinged baleA component of certain types of jewellery, mostly necklaces, that is used to attach a pendant or stone to a chain.   has a further opalOpals occur in a range of body colours from white, black or grey, bright orangey red and a pale watery colour. The most precious opals show strong colour contrast and generally have a dark body colour with a vivid array of colour play. and diamond set in to it.

It looks stunning when worn.