A pair of sapphire and diamond pendant earrings, 18ct white…
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A pair of sapphire and diamond pendant earrings, 18ct white gold, retailed through Hardy Brothers, modern in design in drop form, featuring an oval sapphire of deep blue colour, weighing approximately 4.65ct, claw set within a grain set frame of brilliant cut diamonds, surmounted by a quatrefoil motif of further diamonds, totalling approximately 0.43ct, fitted with clip back attachments

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  • Quatrefoil - A stylised four-circle design, itself contained within a larger circle, with Gothic origins and often seen as window designs in ecclesiastical architecture. The use of the motif was popular in Gothic Revival furniture of the 19th century.
  • 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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