Edwardian Amethyst Natural Pearl & Diamond Drop Earrings

A really pretty pair of EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). drop earrings set with amethysts and small rose diamonds and a natural pearlA pearl-bearing mollusc that has not been tampered with by man to produce a cultivated pearl will produce a ‘natural pearl’. at the top of each one. The wires are 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 rest is 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…. They are delicate looking and very wearable. They were made circa 1900-1910.