Silver birch alexandrite and diamond earrings
The silver birch alexandrite and diamond earrings in 18K are an original design by George Postgate. A natural alexandrite surrounded by silver birch style leaves and branches is the basis of the design. Small brilliant cut alexandrites and diamonds are set among the leaves. The result is a pleasing arrangement of these elements to form the one of a kind earrings. The alexandrites are natural, fine examples of the gem. The color change of the stones is very strong resulting in a beautiful green or purple depending on the lighting environment. Their clarity is also very good. Sometimes you can see both colors at once moving through the stones.
I can also make the earrings with different stones and in an other karat, or color of gold, as a special order. The price will vary of course. An order for these will take less than 6 weeks depending upon how busy we are.
Details:
The earrings were built up in wax, https://postgatejewelers.com/leafy-alexandrite-and-diamonds-earrings-in-wax/ and carved by hand before being cast, refined, and having the stones set. They are approximately 7/8″ tall X 9/16″ wide, not including their wires. The small alexandrites are also natural. Most have as good a color change as the larger stones. The diamonds all range from VS to VS2 G-H color. The combined weight of the larger alexandrites is 0.54 cts, one is 0.31 cts and the other 0.23 cts. The weight of the small diamonds is 0.18 cts. I didn’t weigh the small alexandrites but their sizes range from about 1.5mm to 1.7mm.
The Silver Birch earrings are supposed to look like a hand made arrangement of leaves branches and stones. They are similar to each other, but not identical. This in my mind makes them more real and unique, it also gives me a bit of room to experiment with the design.
FaceBook:
We have a wide selection of our work on FaceBook. Some pieces are shown in various stages of completion. When we do a special piece for a customer we often send them image of waxes. This makes it easier for them to understand what we are doing. It also allows us to work together and insure the creation of something special: https://www.facebook.com/Postgate-Fine-Jewelers-111540785537658/photos/?view_public_for=111540785537658&ref=page_internal
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