Edwardian 15ct Gold & Platinum, Sapphire & Natural Pearl Drop Earrings

A really pretty pair of 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 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… earrings that were made circa 1900-1915. They have been set with four matching mid blue CeylonSri Lankan (Ceylon was the country’s former name until 1972) sapphires. Small naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  pearls encircle each sapphireBlue is the best-known colour for this gemstone but it can be found in all colours of the spectrum. After diamond, sapphire is the hardest gemstone.
with fine platinum chains joining the top sapphires and gold wires. They look fantastic when worn.