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2. Stonesetting - Wikipedia

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   A bezel is a strip of metal bent into the shape and size of the stone and then soldered to the piece of jewelry. The stone is then inserted into the bezel, and the metal edge of the bezel pressed over the edge of the stone, holding it in place. This method works well for either cabochons or faceted stones. [6]

3. Cabochon - Wikipedia

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   A cabochon (/ ˈ k æ b u ʃ ɒ n /; from Middle French caboche 'head') is a gemstone that has been shaped and polished, as opposed to faceted. The resulting form is usually a convex (rounded) obverse with a flat reverse. [1] Cabochon was the default method of preparing gemstones before gemstone cutting developed. [2]

4. Jewels of Elizabeth II - Wikipedia

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   This necklace was made by Garrards in 1911 for Queen Mary as part of a suite of jewellery made for the 1911 Delhi Durbar. [85] The diamond pendant is the Cullinan VII, and the 9 cabochon emeralds are from a cache of 40 emeralds won by Princess Augusta, Duchess of Cambridge in a State lottery in Frankfurt.

5. Carbuncle (gemstone) - Wikipedia

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   Carbuncle (/ ˈ k ɑːr b ʌ ŋ k əl /) is another name for a deep red almandine gemstone that has been cut with a smooth, convex face in a method called cabochon. [1] Traditionally, the term referred to any red gemstone, most often a red garnet. [2] Carbuncles and their chimeras have spanned three millennia.

6. Napier Company (jewellery) - Wikipedia

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   The fan jewelry collection was introduced as a 10-year fundraising commitment in 1955. In the 1950s, the Napier Company presented First Lady Mamie Eisenhower with a bracelet bearing an elephant design, which was reputedly one of her favorite pieces of jewelry, and which she wore often, [ 4 ] and the Napier Company gifted the contestants of the ...

7. Medieval jewelry - Wikipedia

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   Later Viking jewelry also starts to exhibit simplistic geometric patterns. [27] The most intricate Viking work recovered is a set of two bands from the 6th century in Alleberg, Sweden. [26] Barbarian jewelry was very similar to that of the Vikings, having many of the same themes. Geometric and abstract patterns were present in much of barbarian ...