Edwardian 18ct White & Yellow Gold Royal Blue Enamel & Diamond Heart Shaped Pendant

An unusual 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) white goldWhite gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other white metal – most often nickel or palladium (both of which act as a bleaching agent to reduce the natural yellow colour of the gold). heart shaped pendant that was made circa 1900-1910. It is such a pretty design with stylised plant forms set 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 and rose diamonds over a royal blue enamelA pigmented glass-like material used in powdered form and fused onto the metal surface of a piece of jewellery. ground. Around the edge are rose diamonds. On the reverse is a heart shaped glazed compartment for a photograph. The EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). period was such a pretty and decorative period and this heart is no exception