Victorian 18ct Gold Drop Earrings Set With Three Old Mine Cut Diamonds

A pretty pair of 18ct75% pure gold (or 750 parts pure gold and 250 parts other metals) gold drop earrings that were made circa 1880. They each have feature three graduated 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 within cut down 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). settings.  They have an approximate weight of just over two caratsThe unit of weight for a diamond or other gemstone and also for a pearl. Abbreviated ‘ct’, 1 carat is equal to 0.2 grams. In reference to gold, a unit of purity or fineness of gold and gold alloy, expressed as a number out of 24 parts by weight, e.g. ’24 carat’ signifies pure gold, ’18 carat’ 18/24th gold in the alloy, et cetera.  Also abbreviated as ‘c… and are bright twinkly stones that catch the light beautifully when worn. The reverse is 18ct gold as are the wires and the links in between the diamonds.