Here we have a dazzling pair of vivid natural untreated precious gemstone drop earrings in 18K gold circa 1970!
These amazing earrings are set with sparkling white diamonds and gorgeous princess and rectangular cut rubies, sapphires and emeralds! These are intense colored natural untreated precious gems and the colors are totally mind blowingly amazing!
In total there are 4.4 carats of diamonds, rubies, sapphires and emeralds in these luxury earrings.
The colors pop so much and they are a mirror image pair with the top of each earring set with all the precious gems mirroring it's matching pair to perfectly frame your face.
Each luxurious earring measures approximately 1 1/8" long by 1/2" wide approximately (29mm x 13mm).
The backs are marked for 18K gold the earrings have been professionally tested to be solid 18K yellow gold.
Together the pair weigh 9.54 grams approximately. This is a good weight for earrings they are very comfortable on the ears. They secure with butterfly backs.
A full list of precious gems is as follows
1.84 carats of VS clarity and F color diamonds with the largest diamonds measuring 0.20, 0.18 and 0.10 carats respectively and the melee accents additionally measuring each 0.05 to 0.03 carats)
0.94 carats of natural rubies (eye clean, the largest rubies are 0.26 and the smaller 0.21 carats respectively)
0.94 carats of natural blue sapphires (eye clean, the largest sapphires are 0.26 and the smaller 0.21 carats respectively)
0.68 carats of natural emeralds (slightly included, the largest emerald is 0.20 and the smallest 0.14 carats respectively)
The gold has a lovely high polish, the backs a perfect tension for security and all day wear and the precious gems are each secure in their settings. This vintage pair of earrings are in good condition and are ready to gift or to wear.
A comprehensive Appraisal Report is included with your purchase.
We will ship in a presentation box for safe keeping.
TO NOTE IMPORTANTLY THE RED HERE IS A VIVID INTENSE RED THE CAMERA WHITE BALANCE SHOWS MORE PINK THAN IN PERSON.
Unfortunately, in the last two decades many rubies seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion and deep diffusion. There are also sapphires treated heavily with beryllium treatment to imitate rubies. In recent years rubies have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Oftentimes this clarity enhancement may appear on certificates as the note(s) “residues” or “minor residues” or perhaps “foreign substance”. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a ruby. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell rubies with these treatments.
In the last two decades many sapphires seen in modern jewelry have had the color induced by high temperature heating in chemicals such as beryllium. This is called diffusion treatment and includes surface diffusion, bulk diffusion, lattice diffusion, deep diffusion and beryllium treatment. In recent years sapphires have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with molten lead glass, sometimes the glass is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Polymer resins can be used in a similar way. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of a sapphire. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell these sapphires with these treatments.
In recent years emeralds have been clarity enhanced by filling any fissures or cracks with polymer resin, sometimes the polymer is colored as well, with time the filler falls out or goes cloudy ruining the stone. Glass can be used in a similar way. Colored coatings can be applied to the back of an emerald. These treatments are unacceptable and such treated stones are of very low value. We do not sell these clarity enhanced emeralds.
The photos form part of the description. Like all colored stones there is a color variation that occurs in different lighting conditions both inside but also outside, even the time of day can make the color of a stone appear a little different. We do our best to show colors as we see them. Color perception is highly individual and some people can perceive more colors than others, also colors can appear somewhat different on different screens and devices due to variations in screen hardware and device display settings.
