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Diamond Clip Earrings in 18ct Yellow/White Gold by Mappin & Webb
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: total weight 1ct approximately
Maker: Mappin & Webb
Date: import mark for London 1981
PRICE: £2,250
Stock No: SHAPe 28
Special features: Hardness Diamond 10 ( Mohs scale 1-10 ).   Mappin & Webb (M&W) is an international jewellery company headquartered in England. Mappin & Webb traces its origins to a silver workshop founded in 1775; 246 years ago. 
Emerald Diamond Cluster Earrings in 18ct White Gold 
Oval cut Emeralds: 1.50ct total weight approximately
Brilliant cut Diamonds: 0.88ct total weight approximately
Date: circa 1980
PRICE: £2,750
Stock No: SHAPe 27
Special Features: The Emeralds are vibrant and lively and the Diamonds are sparkly. Often Emeralds have inclusions, these are not classified as faults, but are evidence as to the genuineness of the stone as compared with synthetic and other imitations. The expert refers to these inclusions as JARDIN (French - garden). Hardness Emeralds 7.5 - 8, Diamonds 10 (Mohs scale 1-10)
Tahitian Pearl Earrings in 18ct White Gold 
Tahitian Pearls: Natural Colour - 8.3mm & 15.7mm
Date: circa 1990
PRICE: £2,250
Stock No: SHAPe 26
Special Features:  In 1990s designs of earrings became simpler and cleaner in line with minimalist trend of the decade. Pearl studs of various sizes back into fashion. Tahitian Pearl hardness  2.5-4  (Mohs scale 1-10).
Aquamarine Diamond Earrings in 18ct yellow Gold
Brilliant Cut Aquamarines: 0.70ct total weight approximately
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: 0.48ct total weight approximately
Date: in our Opinion circa 1950 with a later Hallmark for London 1997
PRICE: £1,450
Stock No: SHAPe 25
Special Features: The Fashion of the 1950s, which left complete liberty to wear the hair long, piled up at the top of the head, or medium length, swept behind the ear, favoured both long pendant Earrings and studs Earrings. Hardness Diamond 10, Aquamarine 7.5-8 ( Mohs Scale 1-10 ). 
Tourmaline Earrings in 18k yellow Gold by Lilly Shapiro
Cushion Cut Pinkish Orange Natural Tourmaline: total weight 7.15ct approximately
PRICE: £4,500
Design Name: Golden Owl earrings Collection
Special Features: Hardness Tourmaline 7-7.5 ( Mohs Scale 1-10 ). According to one Egyptian legend, the tourmaline passed over a rainbow as it made its way up from the centre of the earth, and took on all the colours for itself. Another legend states that magicians in the Andes mountains crafted magical staffs of tourmaline which contained ancient knowledge of the world.
Turquoise Earrings in 18ct Yellow Gold 
Marks: Sweden, R9, 18k, F, KP
Date: Sweden - Falköping 1967
Designer: Karl - Erik - Palmberg ( 1918-1983 )
PRICE: £1,250
Stock No: SHAPe 24
Special Features: In Sweden they used to put hallmarks on the butterflies of the Earrings. Not on the earrings themselves. Turquoise hardness 5-6 ( Mohs scale 1-10 ). R9 - is the date letter. F - is the letter for the town Falköping, KP - designer mark.
Topaz Earrings in 18ct Yellow Gold
Topaz: 3.50ct total weight approximately
Date: circa 1980
PRICE: £1,450
Stock No: SHAPe 23
Special Features: Earrings were very fashionable in the 1980s and can rightly be considered the jewel of the decade. Topaz hardness 8 ( Mohs scale 1-10 )
Diamond Studs Earrings in 18ct White Gold 
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: H-I, VS1-VS2, 1.30ct total weight approximately
Date: circa 1960
PRICE: 6,250
Stock No: SHAPe 22
Special Features:  An early form of Stud Earrings was popular in ancient Egypt. Modern Diamond Stud Earrings made their appearance in the latter part of the 19th century – and they've had staying power. Their popularity surged in the 1970s, and they have remained a fashion staple ever since. Diamond Hardness 10 ( Mohs scale 1-10 )
Lapis Lazuli Earrings in 18ct Yellow Gold
Date: circa 1960
PRICE: £275
Stock No: SHAPe 21
Special Features: How do I recognise a good Lapis Lazuli ? In the best quality specimens, the colour is evenly distributed, but in general it is spotty or striated. Lapis Lazuli hardness 5-6 (Mohs scale 1-10). 
18ct Yellow Gold Sapphire, Diamond and Ruby stone set Clip Earrings by Sannit & Stein for Kutchinsky
Rubies: 0.50ct total weight approximately
Diamonds: 0.20ct total weight approximately
Sapphires: 0.24ct total weight approximately
DATE: circa 1960
PRICE: £2,250
Stock No: SHAPe7
Special Features: Sannit & Stein made jewellery for Kutchinsky.
18ct Yellow Gold pendant Earrings
18ct Gold : total weight 2.8gm/0.098oz estimated
Date: circa 1900
Origin: French
PRICE: £425
Stock no: SHAPe 20
Special Features: Paul Poirest (1879-1944) Paris, was a leading French fashion designer a MASTER COUTURIER during the first two decades of the 20th century. These earrings were made to compliment his feminine, lacy and delicate dresses of the time. His first design, a red cloth cape, sold 400 copies in 1898. The earrings are light and they are NOT pooling the ear.
 
18ct Yellow Gold, Diamond stone set clip Earrings
Diamonds: total weight 0.40ct approximately
Date: circa 1960
Origin: French 
PRICE: £1,250
Stock no: SHAPe 19
Special Features: French fashion was very similar to the British fashion in 1960s. Earrings were popular in the 1960s in a variety of shapes and lengths,  provided they were of noticeable size. Fashionable earrings were inspired by plants, animals and unusual objects. 
 

18ct Yellow & White Gold, Diamond  stone set clip Earrings
Diamonds: total weight 0.10ct approximately
Date: circa 1940
PRICE: £750
Stock no: SHAPe 18
Special Features: Throughout 1940s Earrings were worn, mainly in the shape of ear-clips. Pendant earrings were not very fashionable in the 1940s.
 
18ct White  Gold, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Golden Topaz and Mandarin Garnet stone set Earrings
Diamond: total weight 0.20ct approximately 
Yellow Sapphire: total weight 0.30ct approximately 
Golden Topaz: total weight 0.70ct approximately
Mandarin Garnet: total weight 0.40ct approximately 
Date: circa 1960
PRICE: £1,450
Stock no: SHAPe 17
Special Features: In 1960s popular Earrings were colourful, whimsical and unpretentious Earrings were inspired  by plants, animals and unusual objects. What do these earrings remind you of ? 
 

18ct Yellow Gold Onyx & Diamond stone set clip Earrings 
Brilliant Cut Diamonds: 0.80ct total weight approximately
DATE: circa 1970
PRICE: £3,250
Stock no: SHAPe 13
Special Features: In 1970's short earrings tended to favour the half-hoop shape, simply attached to the earlobe by means of a clip fitting. Inexpensive examples made of variously textured gold to more important creations carved in hard stone "ONYX" and embellished with Diamonds. Onyx Hardness 6.5 - 7  ( Mohs scale 1-10 )

 

Tiffany & Co, 18ct Yellow Gold Earrings
Length: 1.57inch/4cm
DATE: circa 1980
PRICE: £1,250
Stock no: SHAPe 12
Special Features: Tiffany & Co became famous in the early 20th Century under the artistic direction of Louis Comfort Tiffany. 
 
14ct Yellow Gold Cabochon Amethyst stone set Earrings 
Origine country: European
DATE: circa 1970 "early"
PRICE: £1,250
Stock no: SHAPe 11
Special Features: The earrings are for pierced ears with a clip to keep the earrings Safe and in the position. Amethyst is included in Royal Collections all over the world from ancient Egypt to the British Crown Jewels. 
 

18ct Yellow Gold Pearl & Diamond stone set Earrings by Jahan of Geneve 
Diamonds: total weight  1.20ct approximately
Pearls: Akoya estimated
DATE: circa 1970
PRICE: £3,750
Stock no: SHAPe 2
Special Features: Very Fine Bright Diamonds
 

18ct Yellow Gold Sapphire & Diamond stone set cluster Earrings
Sapphires: total weight 3ct approximately
Diamonds: total weight 1.20ct approximately 
DATE: circa 1960
PRICE: £2,750
Stock no: SHAPe 8
Special Features: The Sapphires have a nice lively blue colour 

18ct Yellow Gold Earrings by Boodle & Dunthorme
DATE: London 2004
PRICE: £1,250

Stock no: SHAPe  5

Mikimoto 18ct White Gold, Akoya Pearls set Earrings
Pearls: Akoya
DATE: circa 1980
PRICE: £875

Stock no: SHAPe 10
Special Features: Soft Grey Lustre to  the Pearls. In 1913 Mikimoto opened his shop in London.

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