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An aquamarine with a pendeloque cut A pair of diamond earrings with pendeloque cut emeralds in prong settings. A pendeloque cut or pear cut, is a pear-shaped modification of the round brilliant cut used for diamonds and other gemstones. [1] The pendeloque cut is sometimes erroneously called briolette cut, another drop-shaped cutting design. [2]
Byzantine pair of earrings, c. 600 AD Byzantine necklace and pair of earrings found at Asyut, Egypt c. 600 AD (British Museum) [17] The jewelry of the Byzantine Empire often features religious images or motifs such as the cross, even in pieces that were for secular use. Elaborate Roman styles were continued, but with growing use of cloisonné ...
The necklace's impact comes entirely from the uninterrupted line of gemstones, identical in colour and cut. The stones are either all the same size, or vary gradually from small to larger towards the bottom of the necklace. Diamonds as well as coloured stones can be used in rivières, and pendant stones or a pendant cross may be attached. These ...
A 300-carat necklace, whose diamonds have been linked to a scandal involving the last French queen Marie Antoinette, sold Wednesday for nearly $5 million at a Sotheby's auction in Geneva.
The necklace is available in three finishes, including an 18K gold vermeil or solid 14k gold, and you can also upgrade the design with a diamond for an extra bit of sparkle. $135 at Oak and Luna ...
By 1500 BC, the peoples of the Indus Valley were creating gold earrings and necklaces, bead necklaces, and metallic bangles. [ citation needed ] Before 2100 BC, prior to the period when metals were widely used, the largest jewellery trade in the Indus Valley region was the bead trade.
The Napoleon Diamond Necklace is somewhat atypical of other contemporary works produced by Marie-Étienne Nitot. [1] Other pieces commissioned from him by Emperor Napoleon, such as the two parures celebrating the Emperor's marriage to Archduchess Marie Louise of Austria, the Marie Louise Diadem, the wedding jewels for Empress Joséphine, etc., all demonstrate a predilection for highly ...
The Diamond Necklace, a 1921 British silent film directed by Denison Clift; Affair of the Diamond Necklace, a mysterious incident in the 1780s at the court of Louis XVI of France involving his wife, Queen Marie Antoinette; The Affair of the Necklace, a 2001 film based on above incident; Diamond Necklace, a 2012 Indian film directed by Lal Jose