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Ruby & Pearl Gold Drop Earrings with Diamonds

A pair of 9ct gold pearl ruby and diamond drop earrings, asymmetric pair, each a 0.35 in. wide half hoop post, one set with 12 round cut rubies suspending a foliate drop gypsy set with 4 round cut rubies to ends each bezel set with a round brilliant cut diamond totaling approx. 0.32ct, surmounting an acorn shape drop set with an 0.43 in. x 0.55 in. cultured South Sea Baroque pearl capped with 18 round cut rubies, other post set with 15 round cut rubies suspending similar drop gypsy set with 4 single cut diamonds, ends each with an oval cut ruby surmounting a 0.43 in. x 0.55 in. x 0.49 in. x 0.55 in. cultured South Sea Baroque pearl, capped with 2 old single cut diamonds and a cushion cut ruby, size 0.43 in. x 0.55 in. x 0.49 in. x 0.55 in. x 2.95 in. x 1.06 in., wt. 36.35g.

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  • Brilliant Cut - In their naturally occuring state diamonds have little life or sparkle and for many centuries were simply cut in half and worn in amulets. Invented at the end of the 17th century by a Venetian diamond cutter, a "brilliant cut" diamond has 58 facets arranged in a regular geometric relationship, with 33 above the crown and 25 below on the pavilion.

    The introduction of the brilliant cut increased the popularity of diamonds in jewellery as it was the first cut to reveal the fire of the diamond, with the light being internally reflected from one facet to another, and was superior to the previously used table cut and rose cut.Variants to the brilliant cut have emerged since the end of the 17th century, but the popularity of the original brilliant cut has continued to the present time, where it is still the most commonly found cut.

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  • Foliate - Decorated with leaves or leaf-like forms.
  • Bezel - On a clock or watch, the bezel is the metal frame into which the watch or clock glass is fitted. In clocks, the bezel may include a hinge and a flange, in effect a door to the face of the clock. In jewellery the bezel is a band of metal with a projecting lip that holds the gemstone in its setting.

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A pair of 9ct gold pearl ruby and diamond drop earrings,…