0.72ct Old Cut Diamond Stud Earrings lava using a section of aluminium

using a section of aluminium nose cone from an artillery shell

tests as 18k gold and platinum (9ct gold tops)

and opens to reveal a colourised photograph and locket of hair

steam train

and finished with a vivid turquoise glaze

0.72ct Old Cut Diamond Stud Earrings lava using a section of aluminiumDATE: Stones, c. 1880 Mounts, contemporary Classic millegrain bezel set diamond stud earrings. The old European stones weigh . 36ct each, and grade at I SI1. They're mounted in platinum bezel settings finished in millegrain, salvaged from a broken Victorian bar brooch. STONES Two . 36ct Old European Cut Diamonds I SI1 MEASUREMENTS Width: 5. 1mm WEIGHT 1. 9g MARKS No marks present, tests as platinum