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South Sea Pearl & Diamond Ring with Rose Gold Basket

A South Sea pearl and diamond ring, the round pearl of silver and white hues measuring 0.58 in., mounted in a rose gold solid basket, encircled with a row of thirty four round brilliant cut diamonds and having a rose cut diamond of 0.09 in. set beneath to the basket at each end. Finished with pierced triangular detail to the shoulders with a rose cut diamond and further round brilliant cut diamonds, total diamond weight 0.80cts, 18ct white gold, total weight 14.2gms.

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  • Rose Cut - A flat based cut for a preious stone, leaving the surface covered with triangular facets, usually 24 in total.

    It was introduced in the 15th century and popular during the 16th and 17th centuries.

    The rose cut was the most popular form of diamond cut until the discovery of the brilliant cut at the end of the 17th century, after which its use declined.
  • 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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A South Sea pearl and diamond ring, the round pearl of silver…