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Art Deco diamond and pearl drop necklace. This necklace is crafted in 9 carat white gold with an old cut diamond drop. The diamond is bezel set is swings from a chevron engraved tapered bar with a cultured split pearl edged in milgrain beading at the top. The pendant part is stationary on a narrow white gold trace chain. This necklace was likely crafted in the mid 1930s to early 1940s using an older, circa 1900, pear cut diamond. It's a beautiful and unique piece. It's not too often I come across old pear cut diamonds! Circa 1930s, British in origin.

Diamond: pear shape, old cut, approx 6 mm by 4.1 mm, estimated in setting as 0.30 carats, K colour, SI1 clarity.

Pearl: cultured split pearl, approx 3.1 mm.

Marked 9ct for 9 carat gold on the back of the pearl setting and tested as such throughout.

Pendant drops approx 3.5 cm / 1.38 inches, chain is approx 42.5 cm / 16.7 inches long.

Weighs 2 grams.