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A fantastic Victorian lapis lazuli diamond and rock crystal perfume bottle.
Ref 9475
A fantastic victorian lapis lazulidiamond and carved rock crystal perfume bottle. The cap is mounted in fifteen carat yellow gold and the lapis cabochon is bordered by rose cut diamonds. With a rose cut diamonds push button opening. The finest perfume bottle we have had in stock. This item is sold in a fitted red leather case, shown.
CABOCHON A polished, not faceted, dome shaped stone - either round or oval with a flat polished base, primarily used as a cut for phenomenal stones such as cat's eyes and stars.
CARAT A unit weight of gemstones, 1ct is equal to 0.2 grams. Originally from the uniform weight of the carob seed.
LAPIS LAZULI Laps lazuli is an opaque stone with gold flecks (iron pyrites) and calcite. Ground lapis lazuli was used by artist's as a pigment until replaced by ultramarine.
ROSE CUT A method of cutting stones dating from the mid-seventeenth century. The stone has a flat base and rises to a faceted pointed top. The diamond is cut with 24 triangular facets in the shape of a hemisphere. In all seven principal variations of the rose cut the facets are hexagonally arranged and the base of the stone is flat.
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.
