French Belle Epoque Diamond Cluster Earrings

Dating to around the turn of the 20th century, this really is a glamorous pair of earrings.  The clusters of old cushion cutA square or rectangular cut stone with rounded corners. Also called Antique Cut. diamonds are as crisp as snow in sunlight, set off by the 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… mount. Each earring measures 13 mm in diameter, so they are large. But large equals impressive on this occasion.  They would be the star of the show at any party.