Diamond earrings
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jewelerman
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No way to tell from the discription.Anywhere from a few hundred to a million dollars.Bring the earrings to a certified jewelry appraiser who has experiance with antique jewelry.If the earrings are white gold then they are not 300 years old.Good luck.
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Where are you? I haven''t heard of a country without a jewelry making tradition yet - I am curious.
Jewelry appraising is not straight foward at all. The size, grading and cut of the stones have a huge impact on value, as does the workmanship on the metal itself.
If they are really 300 hundred years old, then it isn''t white gold but most likely silver. The cut on the diamonds also aren''t modern cuts, but rather cuts based on the crystal structure of the diamond itself - or it may be paste (even high nobility wore paste on occasions). They would also be handcrafted, not manufactured.
Jewelry appraising is not straight foward at all. The size, grading and cut of the stones have a huge impact on value, as does the workmanship on the metal itself.
If they are really 300 hundred years old, then it isn''t white gold but most likely silver. The cut on the diamonds also aren''t modern cuts, but rather cuts based on the crystal structure of the diamond itself - or it may be paste (even high nobility wore paste on occasions). They would also be handcrafted, not manufactured.
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I would think every country should have their own goldsmith or jewelcrafter, even in 3rd world countries. In fact, many of these craftsmen will have their own local style that they are very skilled at. As for the item in question, pricing depends in the actual carat weight of each individual stone, colour, clarity and cutting, the workmanship of the metal, and the details. I do not think white gold was made yet 300 years ago. I highly doubt the diamonds look anything like what diamonds look like today (probably not even OMC or OEC). They probably look rose cut-like.
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Maybe table cut?
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Now that I am home, I am able to check a few books...
I see three possibilities: single cut (developed in the XVII century); an early mine cut (the first mine cuts with 58 facets were from the early XVIIIth century, when diamonds were found in Brazil) or a rose cut, which remained popular all the way through the XIX century.
I see three possibilities: single cut (developed in the XVII century); an early mine cut (the first mine cuts with 58 facets were from the early XVIIIth century, when diamonds were found in Brazil) or a rose cut, which remained popular all the way through the XIX century.
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We would love to see some photos.
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