Simple 9ctGold and Moonstone earrings. The bezel type of gemstone setting in the above Simple 9ctGold settings is indeed “Simple”, a bezel clamped around the edge of the gemstone, virtually totally exposing the rear of the gemstone. It is the most minimal of settings, and when done well, as is the case with the above Moonstones, elegant and secure.
Moonstone has been appreciated since ancient times, and both the ancient Greeks and ancient Romans associated it strongly with their lunar deities. It was very popular in the late Victorian period and was frequently used in jewellery of the Art Nouveau movement. Mostly, in the latter period, it was the blueish Moonstone of Myanmar (formerly Burma) and Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) that featured.
The above 9x7mm Moonstones, of Indian origin, are of fine transparency and interior milky sheen, with an interior “cat’s eye” diffused line along the length, moving across the surface, following the light source.
Simple 9ctGold & Moonstone Earrings
$225.00
Simple 9ctGold and Moonstone earrings, the Moonstones 9x7mm ovals of Indian origin with typical limpid translucency and line, simply set in bezels of handmade 9ct Gold, earhooks also of handmade 9ct Gold.
22mm total earring length.