Edwardian 15ct Gold & Platinum, Aquamarine & Diamond Bracelet

This is such a lovely bracelet that was made circa 1910. It is so typical of the EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). period as it is a light and pretty look. It is 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 and the diamonds are set in 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… mounts. It has been set with six well matched aquamarines. Aquamarines are named after the latin word that means sea water because of their wonderful colour. In between are curved sections set with graduated 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. A perfect bracelet to wear at any occasion.