Edwardian Platinum, Certified Natural Black Saltwater Pearl Solitaire Ring feed-condition-used the personification of the laurel

the personification of the laurel

These cufflinks are nearly three hundred years old - yet

which is suspended from two smaller diamonds - all with millegrain settings

The series was only produced for a short while in the 1970s and the flame (or fire) bronze finish was not used on later pieces

but different temperatures and pressures in the earth cause different colours

Edwardian Platinum, Certified Natural Black Saltwater Pearl Solitaire Ring feed-condition-used the personification of the laurelThis ring is a marvellously stylish example of fine Edwardian jewellery. Natural black saltwater pearls are highly prized, and this ring brings to mind Zuleika Dobson in Max Beerbohm's 1911 satire of undergraduate life at Oxford. Zuleika famously had a black pearl that turned white, which confused and bewitched the Duke who witnessed it! This pearl comes with a gemmological certification dated 17 11 23 stating it is an iridescent grey black button