Platinum and Gold Cufflinks with Diamond and Mother-of-Pearl
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Pair of platinum, 18ct gold and Mother-of-pearl cufflinks, each mother-of-pearl plaque centring an old European-cut diamond weighing approximately 0.07 carats, diameter 16 mm.
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- Mother-Of-Pearl - Mother-of-pearl, technical name "nacre", is the inner layer of a sea shell. The iridescent colours and strength of this material were widely used in the nineteenth century as an inlay in jewellery, furniture, (especially papier mache furniture) and musical instruments.
In the early 1900s it was used to make pearl buttons. Mother-of-pearl is a soft material that is easily cut or engraved.
Nowadays it is a by-product of the oyster, freshwater pearl mussel and abalone industries.
This item has been included into following indexes:
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cufflinks, designs and materials
- diamond 179
- mother of pearl 73
- platinum 25