| TTO 0150 Ruby Red Rhinestone 17 Drop Necklace |
| Ruby
Red Rhinestone necklace. Seventeen drops with the
largest stones as the finials. Each rhinestone is claw
set and one can only imagine the price if they were
true rubies! This is a stunner. Has all the hallmarks
of a 190s piece.
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| Our
Price: £55
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| The total length
of the necklace is 15 1/2", the longest drop in 2
1/2". |
A rhinestone or paste or diamante is a diamond simulant made from rock crystal, glass or acrylic.
Originally, rhinestones were rock crystals gathered from the river Rhine. The availability was greatly increased when around 1775 the Alsatian jeweller Georg Friedrich Strass had the idea to imitate diamonds by coating the lower side of glass with metal powder. Hence, rhinestones are called Strass in many European languages.
Rhinestones may be used as imitations of diamonds, and some manufacturers even manage to reproduce the glistening effect real diamonds have in the sun.
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