The two little Ruby and Diamond drops

Now as dangling rubies with added diamonds! So good.

Two beautiful rubies that once held up the ends of a Victorian crescent, now happily paired off with old cut bezel set diamonds and doing their own thing. ❤️ The rubies are high quality, original antiques, natural, no heat.

These charming earrings were created from the two terminal rubies of an original circa 1890 Victorian ruby and diamond brooch, the same mother piece that has now been transformed into three new jewels.

The two natural rubies measure approximately 4.8 x 4 and 3.9 x 4.6.Together, they are estimated at approximately 0.80ct. Their vivid, deep purplish-red colour is wonderfully saturated, with plenty of lively sparkle.

The original brooch was submitted to ALGT (Antwerp Laboratory for Gemstone Testing) before its transformation. The report identified 19 natural corundum (ruby) stones totalling 4.86 ct, with no indications of heating.

These are the two larger terminal rubies from that original group. And the story doesn't end with the stones: the 14K gold used for the French wires was also reclaimed from the original brooch, so these little earrings carry a tiny piece of their former life with them.

Circa 1890 Victorian, now reworked

14K yellow gold

Antique, Natural rubies, no indications of heating

Approx. 0.80 ct total ruby weight

Weight: 1.95 g

The original ALGT certificate is shown in the listing photographs for reference. It documents the complete brooch before conversion, including the certified 4.86 ct total of natural rubies and 0.67 ct of natural diamonds. The ruby weight stated here is an approximate allocation for the two terminal stones and is not a separate laboratory measurement.