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Antique Burma sapphire and diamond pendant.
Ref 11180
Drop shaped briolette Burmese sapphire with an approximate weight of 12.00cts. In a diamond set bail with twelve grain set stones to cup. Two diamonds to millegrained bail.Pendant is 3cm in length and 1cm wide. Mounted and set in platinum with a platinum trace link chain 16" in length.
BRIOLETTE An oval or teardrop shaped stone covered with small triangular facets.
MILLEGRAIN A type of setting for stones in which tiny beads of the metal are raised to grip the girdle and so enhance the sparkling effect.
PLATINUM Platinum is the hardest precious metal. It is lighter, harder and stronger than gold or silver which it superseded as a setting for diamonds making finer intricate settings possible. Platinum is considered the ideal material for diamond settings. Platinum was first hallmarked in the UK in 1975.
SAPPHIRE Part of the Corundum family. Sapphire comes from the Persian "Saffir", or the Greek "Sapphiros". Blue is the best-known colour but it can be found in all colours of the spectrum.
Diamond Diamond is the hardest of all gemstones (and the hardest naturally occuring mineral on earth)with a score of 10 on the Mohs scale. The word comes from the Greek word 'Adamas' meaning invincible. The diamond has been a highly prized gemstone for the last three thousand years.
