Hi everyone!
I have been a long, long time lurker and have recently inherited a lovely stone that I could use some help with. The original setting is very high (stone would be over 1.5 cms from the finger) and likely from the 80's or early 90's. TBF it is not well constructed so there is no salvaging it.
The stone is a GIA O-P and on a white background in diffused natural light, has a very light lemon yellow colour. It tends to reflect more white when in brighter light but I think that is due to the cut. It is not a XXX which I think is because it is shallow, but still sparkly and VVS1 clarity with no fluor.
Is it possible that setting it with a yellow gallery or "cup" will help bring out more yellow? What about rose gold? It needs some sort of protective setting as the girdle is thin but a halo might be overkill at this size? With the RB cut, it seemed doing a vintage style setting might not look right and I do tend to lean toward more of a clean line. What do you think?
I have been a long, long time lurker and have recently inherited a lovely stone that I could use some help with. The original setting is very high (stone would be over 1.5 cms from the finger) and likely from the 80's or early 90's. TBF it is not well constructed so there is no salvaging it.
The stone is a GIA O-P and on a white background in diffused natural light, has a very light lemon yellow colour. It tends to reflect more white when in brighter light but I think that is due to the cut. It is not a XXX which I think is because it is shallow, but still sparkly and VVS1 clarity with no fluor.
Is it possible that setting it with a yellow gallery or "cup" will help bring out more yellow? What about rose gold? It needs some sort of protective setting as the girdle is thin but a halo might be overkill at this size? With the RB cut, it seemed doing a vintage style setting might not look right and I do tend to lean toward more of a clean line. What do you think?