SHOW: Earrings 36
Title: Earrings.
General: This is a pair of ear studs, set with carved agate stones.
Material: 18 Karat Gold.
Gem: Carved Agate.
Method: Constructed,
Finish: Polished.
Mechanics: Screw backs, Bezel set.
Designer: Walraven van Heeckeren.
Craftsman: Walraven van Heeckeren.
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Price: AUS $ 1500.00.
18K GOLD is a ternary Gold alloy consisting of:
750 parts/1000 Pure Gold.
125 parts/1000 Pure Silver.
125 parts/1000 Pure Copper.
Annealing temperature: 750 degrees Celsius.
Melting Temperature: 950 degrees Celsius.
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Bezel Setting is done by making a sheet metal surround (the
bezel) for the stone. Once the jewelry has been finished
the stone is then set. In setting the stone, the stone is
placed in the bezel, and the bezel is shrunk in around the
stone, by pushing it in little by little evenly around the
circumference, until the metal seals tight against the
stone. As a finishing touch a flat graver is used to bright
cut the edge of the bezel at right angles to the plane of
the bezel.
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