Sapphire & Diamond Edwardian Drop Earrings

EdwardianJewellery made in the Edwardian era (1901-1914). original earrings are getting increasingly hard to find. These are delicate and look very pretty on. The sapphires are probably Ceylonese as they are a beautiful light blue. They 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 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… fronted which was a common practice in the Edwardian period.