Vintage blue zircon and diamond earrings, American, circa 1940.


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Vintage blue zircon and diamond earrings, American, circa 1940.

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Vinatge blue zircon and diamond earrings. A matching pair, each set with a round old cut natural zircon in an open back claw setting, two in total with a combined approximate weight of 2.70 carats, suspended from nine round eight cut diamonds in closed and open back grain settings, eighteen in total with a combined approximate weight of 0.18 carats, further set with a round old cut diamond in a open back rubover setting, two in total with an combined weight of 0.34 carats. The total approximate diamond weight is 0.52 carats, to an articulated pair of drop earrings featuring floral motifs, millegrain edging and an intricately pierced gallery, fitted to reverse with a secure post and butterfly, approximately 2cm in length. Tested white gold and iridium, American, circa 1940.

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The name zircon derives from the Arabic words “Zar”, meaning gold, and “Zum” meaning color. Geologically dating as far back as 4 billion years, Zircons were used in Greece and Italy as far back as the 6th Century AD. After faceting began in the 14th Century, colourless zircons were even sold as diamonds simulants!

While blue is the most well-known color of zircon, it actually comes in a wide range of colors, including red, orange, yellow, green, brown, and colorless. Ceylon and Burma are sources of gem zircon, which are surface mined from river gravels.

Rough Zircon is one of the key minerals used by geologists in geochronology (the study of the geological history of the earth).

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These earrings are in excellent condition.

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Vintage blue zircon and diamond earrings, American, circa 1940.
Vinatge blue zircon and diamond earrings. A matching pair, each set with a round old cut natural zircon in an open back claw setting, two in total with a combined approximate weight of 2.70 carats, suspended from nine round eight cut diamonds in closed and open back grain settings, eighteen in total with a combined approximate weight of 0.18 carats, further set with a round old cut diamond in a open back rubover setting, two in total with an combined weight of 0.34 carats. The total approximate diamond weight is 0.52 carats, to an articulated pair of drop earrings featuring floral motifs, millegrain edging and an intricately pierced gallery, fitted to reverse with a secure post and butterfly, approximately 2cm in length. Tested white gold and iridium, American, circa 1940.
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