Description
Platinum Art Deco
High end Art Deco. Pieces like this don’t come around often.
Exquisitely detailed, this Platinum beauty, is everything and more, that a fine piece of Art Deco Jewelry should be.
A fine example of extremely detailed, fine craftsmanship, rarely achieved by modern designers and jewelers today. Created of Platinum (top), 14 karat White Gold pin, sapphires and a scintillating, natural, earth mined diamond. This piece is approximately 100 years old, and was created during a time, when detailed design and craftsmanship was valued. This piece was created out of high exceptionally, high quality metals (Platinum and Gold).
During the Art Deco Period, colored gemstones were in high demand for their bright colors. The center gemstone is an 3mm, sparkling, natural, earth mined, round cut diamond. The Art Deco period was known for incorporating geometric designs; this piece incorporated four, trillion cut, blue sapphires. The sapphires are synthetic, as are many colored gemstones used during that period.
This piece was likely treasured and protected, by more than one generation.
This beauty measures approximately 1 1/4″ x 7/8″, and weighs 4.1 Grams (Platinum and 14k Gold).
1 Natural, earth mined diamond weighing approximately 0.25ct
4 Trillion cut sapphires, weigh approximately 0.20ct each (0.80ctw)
Synthetic Sapphires
We are passionate about the authenticity of our gemstones at the Earth Mined Sapphire Company, but we do make thoughtful and educated exceptions. Synthetic sapphires, rubies, emeralds and other colorful gemstones, were often used by designers and goldsmiths, during the Edwardian and Art Deco periods, as colorful gemstones were in high demand. Matching the color of gemstones, was very important to designers and jewelers.
Synthetic gemstones should never be removed or replaced in an antique piece of Art Nouveau, Art Deco or other authentic piece of jewelry. Doing so, would damage or destroy the original design and metalwork.
Original, synthetic gemstones set in antique jewelry, do not devalue antique jewelry. Many times the synthetic gemstones, serve to assist in authentication of the piece.
White Gold and Rhodium Plating
(Pin) Rhodium is a member of the Platinum family. It is a precious and extremely expensive metal. Depending on the market, Rhodium can cost twice that of gold and platinum.
The basis of all gold jewelry, is 24k pure gold, which is yellow. Jewelry made of “White Gold” (10k, 14k, 18k) is almost always, plated with Rhodium. Rhodium resists scratching and tarnishing, giving the white, reflective appearance many designers, jewelers and jewelry owners desire.
When a piece of “White Gold” jewelry begins to show yellow or gold color, it simply needs to be taken to a competent goldsmith or jeweler, who will clean and Rhodium Plate the piece for you.
