Antique jewellery from 100 years ago => 32 photos

 When my client requested that I remove all of these beautiful diamonds. I quickly took out my bench camera and captured all of the intricacies of the 100-year-old stone setting.

 My client wanted her new brooch to look like an antique. We both agreed on this design.

 It was a shame to dismantle this lovely ring and remove all of these diamonds. What for?

On looking at the stone setting, I determined that all of the metal cutting was done before any diamonds went in. This process is aptly named "Pre-Cutting".

 You can observe that these diamonds are all named "Single Cut" stones. This name is also "8/8", or 8 facets above and another 8 facets below the girdle.

 

 It appears to me that all of the cutting (again) was before any diamonds went in.

 

 This diamond setter was using a Flat graver all through this intricate process.

 This diamond setting technique is named "Shared Claws", as two beads hold two stones. BTW, there was minimal care in the 'bead burnishing' processes.

 Here is another diamond setter making these rows of beads looking just 'nice & clean'.

 I saw this round plate of small diamonds in a storefront counter display. This must have taken the setter many days to work on this project.

 I believe there are 16 petals of diamonds to this 'Rose Brooch'. 

  The next few designs are just intricate and beautiful, agree?

 The diamonds in this brooch are named "Mein-Cut". Fantastic craftsmanship. These diamonds were all hand-shaped, literally one facet at a time.

 There was a very fine use of a Milgrain Tool on all of the edges.

 

 Here is an ultra-close-up of the ornamental Milgrain edging.

 The little pin was used by the client to secure this brooch to her clothing.

  Underneath all of the stones, the diamond setter created little 'wire-hooks' as this would secure each stone.