Description

Fantastic Edwardian/Deco Diamond earrings in platinum and white gold, ~2.07 tcw, approximately 78 diamonds in all, a combination of rose cut pears, rose cut, old brilliant cuts and polki diamond accents. Very elegant and a one of a kind piece of jewelry.

Asking $1995 direct payment (please add 3% for fee-based method).
This is a small fraction of what I paid.
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Details:
~2.07 ctw, 1.06 carats in one and 1.01 carats in the other based on the slight difference in the pear diamond volume, though they look the same to the eye. This ctw has been measured by 2 jewelers, but keep in mind that rose cuts and are hard to exactly determine by measurement, so there may be the tiniest margin of difference if the stones were removed and weighed.

The overall size of the earrings are just under 1 inch x a little under 7/8 of an inch. They weigh 9.6 grams on my scale.

The rose cut pears are large and very nice quality, they are white with a tiny bit of warmth and nice clarity. One is approx 5.2 x 4.2 mm and the other is approx 6 x 4 mm.
There are 8 old brilliant cuts in bezels in one earring - chunky and fiery and eye clean, some small imperfections seen under magnification. In one earring there is a beautiful old rose cut in one of the bezels.
There are approximately 30 tiny Rose/polki diamonds in the design, some are quite clean and some are imperfect, but all look really nice in the design to the eye.

Metals scratch tested, no content stamps. Historically these were diamond dress clips, converted to earrings with posts. The piece remains in its original form other than the posts which were subtly added. The posts could be removed for unpierced ears as there are security clips that were original to the piece.

There is a wonderful story behind the earrings. They belonged to a woman who lived in San Francisco in the early 1900s. She was an interesting and very educated woman. She was an early graduate of Stanford University and obtained a degree in psychology, the daughter of business owners in San Francisco. Despite marrying a wealthy man, she continued to work and be involved as a board member of many charities and a patron of the arts, especially enjoying the opera and art museums.