GIA 1.02ct I-IF Asscher Cut Diamond Emerald featuring no fewer than 24

featuring no fewer than 24 scarabs each one resting in a four claw mount and dangling from the main chain

with screw-backs that can easily be replaced with ear wires if desired

it was handmade in England in the 1880s

and two old cut diamonds

"Mighty oaks from little acorns grow

GIA 1.02ct I-IF Asscher Cut Diamond Emerald featuring no fewer than 24DATE: Art Deco, c. 1930 The Asscher Cut is one of my favourite; they visually encapsulate the clean lines and geometry of Art Deco design (although were invented around 20 years earlier), while the profile isn't a million miles of a cushion shape old cut. Good ones are difficult to come by (only 2% of diamonds are fashioned as asschers), and this one's really quite special. It's a shade over 1 carat, on a GIA as internally flawless (IF clarity) and I