Moonstone and Diamond Dress Set
Regular price
$7,500
Dating from the Edwardian era, this suite comprising double cuff links and three shirt studs is set with moonstones and diamonds. The cuff links are designed as double links each centering a moonstone cabochon framed by rose-cut diamonds, joined by a trace link chain, and are accompanied by three smaller conforming shirt studs. With the gems’ quiet phenomenon resembling a fugitive gleam of moonlight, this Edwardian suite is an elegant accoutrement for evening occasions.
Item #: CS-16563
Circa: 1900s
Size: 0.375" diameter (cuff links); 0.25" diameter (dress studs)
Materials: 7 Cabochon moonstones (approximate total weight 4.10 carats); 86 Rose-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.45 carat); Platinum-topped 18K gold
Signed: "2169"
Literature: Similar cuff links pictured in Cuff Links, by Susan Jonas and Marilyn Nissenson, Harry N. Abrams, 1991, p. 50
Item #: CS-16563
Circa: 1900s
Size: 0.375" diameter (cuff links); 0.25" diameter (dress studs)
Materials: 7 Cabochon moonstones (approximate total weight 4.10 carats); 86 Rose-cut diamonds (approximate total weight 0.45 carat); Platinum-topped 18K gold
Signed: "2169"
Literature: Similar cuff links pictured in Cuff Links, by Susan Jonas and Marilyn Nissenson, Harry N. Abrams, 1991, p. 50
Moonstones have been beloved in Europe since Roman times. The name for the billowy blue phenomenon, "adularescence," derives from an early mining site in Switzerland at Mount Adular.
Moonstones have been beloved in Europe since Roman times. The name for the billowy blue phenomenon, "adularescence," derives from an early mining site in Switzerland at Mount Adular.
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