18ct White Gold Rose Cut & Diamond Drop Earrings | ~1ctw | ALPA Backs | French c.1980s boules Constructed in arrangements of platinum

Constructed in arrangements of platinum

not often – which makes this a rare and special portrait indeed

and those two things come together in this very tiny ribbed croissant band

) that defined the style of 1880’s jewels

The construction is as considered as the stones themselves: three arms on each side of the shank lead up to the central composition

18ct White Gold Rose Cut & Diamond Drop Earrings | ~1ctw | ALPA Backs | French c.1980s boules Constructed in arrangements of platinumLittle drops of starlight A rare and beautifully made pair of French 18ct white gold drop earrings from the 1980s, fitted with the coveted ALPA locking back system used by Cartier and Van Cleef and worthy of that company! Six bezel set rose cut diamonds form a descending line of stars on each earring, leading to a transitional cut brilliant in a classic, hefty white gold buttercup setting (. 33cts each drop). The rose cuts are in wonderful antique