We proudly present our collection of rose cut diamond, silver set gold backed jewellery

The technique of setting diamonds in gold-backed silver originated centuries ago when jewellers believed that only a silver mounting could render the true beauty of diamonds. Backing the silver jewel with a layer of gold was a practical precaution taken to avoid the silver leaving black stains on clothing or skin.

It was not until the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, with the recognition and subsequent use of platinum as a precious metal and the development of white gold, that the practical necessity to use bi-coloured material became obsolete.

The argument to use bi-coloured metals became more of an aesthetic habit than a practical necessity. Goldsmiths continued using bi-coloured metals to emphasise the diamond settings up to the 1950s.

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