I’ve been researching this for a while, can’t find much info on the process and I’m hoping for some insight.BACKSTORY:
My great-grandfather was a master jeweler in San Antonio Texas that has a shop above a downtown bank. He originally started his business in the middle of the Great Depression, citing that the rich would always spend money. I actually have video of myself as a child going through an old cabinet where he’d tuck away some of his more fabulous acquisitions/great deals he didn’t want to part with. In the film, I had this stone(a 4.9ct solitaire) in a different setting on my finger, flipping my hand around and asking if I could have it. The setting was repurposed(for a politician, I believe) years later, but he kept the stone as part of his collection. When the estate was settled I called dibs. I had it set in the first basic 6 prong claw I could find to accommodate the size of the stone, but the height of the ring and length of the prongs made it nearly impossible to wear, and it simply didn’t do the stone justice.
I set out to find a setting more like its original.
I had a TERRIBLE time finding a semi-mount that was even remotely similar to the Art Deco setting I’d remembered. FINALLY, I found one that mirrored the original look of the ring, in that it had a “basket?” type head, and Marquise diamond on each side, however... the original setting had either a half-bezel or full-bezel top, making the round stone appear almost octagonal. The setting I found is another six prong.
My question is this:
Can this setting me modified to give that same appearance? I’d love to add a half bezel to the north and south edges of the stone, but haven’t found this type of conversion online, save one jeweler in Canada that swapped a pronged head for some kind of halo with bezel... to give a cushion appearance to a round stone. Any input is appreciated!
gorgeous stone with a wonderful history.. wear it happily!
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