BLACK STARR & FROST Clips Earrings 18Kt Gold Pearls And 3.26 Cwt. In Diamonds
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BLACK STARR & FROST Clips Earrings 18Kt Gold Pearls And 3.26 Cwt. In Diamonds
By Black, Starr & Frost
Located in Miami, FL
Clips-on earrings designed by Black, Starr & Frost. This is a beautiful pair of clips-on earrings created by the American jewelry company of Black Starr & Frost. These earrings have been exceptionally crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with high polished finish. The craftsmanship is impeccable and is embellished with a gorgeous selection of one-hundred-eight white colorless diamonds and two cultured white pearls. They are fitted at the reverse with gold posts for pierced ears and comfortable French omega backs for fastening clips. Diamonds: Mounted in pave settings, with 108 calibrated round brilliant cuts diamonds, with a combined weight of about 3.26 carats, white colorless E/F color, VS clarity. Pearls: Mount in bar settings, with 2 matching cultured round white pearls of 8 mm. Birthstone: Pearls for the month of June. Weight: 15.70 Grams, (10.15 Dwt). Measurements: 18 mm by 20 mm (0.71 x 0.79 Inches). Hallmarks: They are both stamped with the maker's mark associated to Black, Starr & Frost, the mark for the assay and warranty of the .750/.999 gold and signed as follows, "BS&F 18KT". Black, Starr & Frost This company is the oldest continuously operating jewelry firm in the United States and the origins date back to the company of Marquand & Co., founded in 1810 in New York City by the silversmith Isaac Marquand, whose family immigrated from France. In 1839 the company was purchased by Henry Ball, Erasmus Tompkins, and William Black, and renamed Ball, Tompkins & Black until 1851 when it became Ball, Black & Company. In 1876 it acquired its current name, Black, Starr & Frost, when new partners Cortlandt Starr and Aaron Frost joined the firm. In 1860, the firm opened a store at the intersection of the corner of Broadway and Prince Street in New York City, and in 1912 they moved to the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and 48th Street, known as the diamond district. In 1929 it merged with Gorham to become Black, Starr & Frost and Gorham. During the interlude from 1940-1962 it was known as Black Starr Frost Gorham...
1970s American Modernist Vintage Black Starr & Frost Earrings
Diamond, Pearl, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
