Edwardian 15ct Gold & Platinum, Amethyst & Natural Pearl Bracelet

A beautifully made 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 & platinumDerives from the Spanish word ‘platina’ meaning ‘little silver’. Acknowledged since the 1900s, platinum’s durability and natural brightness has been and still is today highly treasured A metallic element prized for its rarity, whiteness, high tensile strength and insusceptibility to corrosion, platinum first became widely used in jewellery in the late ninete… bracelet that has been set with seven amethysts within pierced gold frames. The amethysts are interspersed with platinum chains with naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  pearls. Two colour jewellery is very popular nowadays as it mixes in with other pieces so well. It was made circa 1910.