I notice I've been doing a few items with rubies lately. Here are a pair of earrings with Thai ruby cabochons, green sapphires and diamonds set in yellow gold. Cabochons (or cabs for short for those in the trade) are stones with flat bottoms and domed tops. This style of cutting was designed to bring out deeper colors in gemstones. As with these slightly purplish reds.
While round, white south sea pearls are the standard, there's just something magnetic about baroque pearls. The free-form shapes and crevices create interesting play of light on the surface. Good specimens possess excellent luster that borders on the metallic but still retains that natural look. Inset are silvery baroque Tahitian pearls, about 16 by 19mm, set in minimalist coral inspired branch earrings with diamonds. In white gold.
With a matching pendant.
