Victorian 15ct Gold Heart Shaped PendantPavé Set With Natural Split Pearls & A Ruby

A pretty 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 heart shaped pendant that was made circa 1880-1900. It has been pavéA style of setting in which the stones are set as close together as possible to cover the entire field of the setting for a cobblestone (or “paved”) effect where the setting does not show. set with naturalA natural stone is called such because it has not been subjected to any treatments.  split pearls and has a pretty rubyOne of the most valuable gemstones on earth. From the corundum family, the red variety being ruby and the blue, sapphire. With the exception of the diamond, corundum is the hardest of the gemstones on the Mohs scale scoring a 9. in the centre. It would have been a gift of love and is as appropriate to give to someone you love now as it was over one hundred years ago.