Edwardian 7.81ct Diamond & Pearl Pear Drop Necklace labradorite plus hammer & sickle hallmarks

plus hammer & sickle hallmarks (1958-1968)

The principal stone is a “lab-grown” sapphire

it comprises four main stars with apparent magnitude of +2

and in the 1750s would have served as a memento mori symbol to remind the wearer not only of the deceased

Birmingham 1879

Edwardian 7.81ct Diamond & Pearl Pear Drop Necklace labradorite plus hammer & sickle hallmarksDATE: Edwardian, c. 1910 An extraordinary Edwardian necklace set with diamonds and pearls. It's pristine, all original, dripping with diamonds, and heart wrenchingly beautiful. A single pear shape drop home to a 2 carat antique pear cut diamond with a halo of old Euros around it, dangling freely from a row of 19 graduated diamonds in millegrain bezel settings (total diamond weight: 7. 81ct approx.). Dating from the early 20th century (circa 1910) it