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"Rose Drop" Pendant with Sapphires & Old Cut Diamonds on Chain in Mixed Gold

About the Item

Eytan Brandes assembled this graceful, sexy little pendant from three different pieces: The 18 karat yellow gold "rose" came off of a frankly hideous 1940s brooch. (The sum of its parts has proved greater than the whole; we're still using bits torn off this monster, and the pieces -- little petals and flowers and leaves and stems -- always look great when they're separated from the mother ship, but when combined in one brooch: a garish mess!) The "stem" was actually a link from a very old (pre-1900), very fabulous but very fussy (and very prongy) diamond bracelet which Eytan resized for a customer, keeping a link as payment. The bottom diamond was badly damaged so rather than trying to match the top diamonds, Eytan replaced it with a nice sapphire. The little 14 karat white gold tri-tipped top piece was the bale from a 1960s birthstone pendant, which Eytan scored and trimmed to match the stem. Finally, Eytan added the perfect delivery system: a choker-length Boston link chain in high-polish 14 karat white gold with a lobster clasp.* The top diamond is an old European cut, reasonably clean but low color -- you can see its pale yellow-green tone in some of the photos -- and showing some dings off the table. We decided to leave it in place because, unlike the bottom diamond, which was visibly chipped, the top diamond looks good and has a lot of presence -- not worth risking the prong bed to replace or polish it. Eytan rates this diamond M-N color and SI2 clarity, with an estimated weight of about 0.33 carats. The second diamond is some unspecified old cut, but very tall with a very small table, making it a nice match for the sapphire, which has a similar tall cut. Eytan rates the second diamond K-L color and SI2-I1 clarity with an estimated weight of 0.12 carats. The 2.5mm sapphire is probably around 0.07 carats. The bottom sapphire is new and was added by us. It is a natural, untreated (other than heat) dark blue Thai sapphire weighing 0.27 carats. Measurements: > Pendant length: 42mm > Pendant width (at widest point): 13.5mm > Chain length: 16" > Chain thickness: 1mm Weights: > Total diamond weight: 0.45 carats (est.) > Total sapphire weight: 0.34 carats (est) > Total stone weight: 0.79 carats (est.) > Chain weight: 3.1 grams > Pendant weight: 3.5 grams > 18K gold weight: 1.1 grams > 14K gold weight: 5.3 grams (est.) > Total pendant weight: 6.6 grams Marks: The chain is fully marked. The pendant is unmarked. We guarantee the flower is 18 karat gold and the remaining metal is 14 karat white gold. * If you would like the pendant without the chain, or if you would like the pendant with a different length or link chain, just let us know.
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