Gold
Gold forms in star explosions called supernovae. Pure gold is a precious metal which is golden yellow in colour. Pure gold is soft and malleable, so it is alloyed with other metals to give it strength and durability when making jewellery. The more “yellow” a piece of gold is, the more pure it will be. Generally, most jewellery is produced using 18K gold, which is 75% gold and 25% other metals, or 14K (58%) gold.
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Cognac marquise diamond halo ring
$15,000.00 -
Antique ruby and diamond cluster ring
$9,500.00 -
Victorian five stone garnet ring
$2,500.00 -
Antique three stone garnet ring
$3,500.00 -
Antique two sapphires and diamond ring
$7,000.00 -
Viking Scandinavian Gold Ca 800-1000 AD
$40,000.00 -
Medieval Viking twisted gold Ca. 800-1000 AD
$25,000.00 -
Pink pear rose cut diamond ring
$15,000.00 -
Antique oval rose cut diamond cluster ring
$15,000.00 -
Antique emerald and diamond cluster ring
$9,000.00 -
Antique teardrop garnet and diamond ring
$4,500.00 -
Antique Georgian diamond cluster ring
$9,500.00 -
Antique Georgian 7-stone diamond ring
$7,500.00 -
Antique navette rose diamond ring
$9,500.00 -
Antique round diamond cluster ring
$16,000.00 -
Aquamarine diamond dress ring
$7,500.00 -
Emerald, orange sapphire, diamond ring
$6,500.00 -
18 K rose gold pave diamond ring
$3,700.00 -
Victorian marquise sapphire diamond ring
$18,000.00 -
Viking Gold – Circa 900-1100 AD
$48,000.00 -
Roman gold garnet cabochon ring circa 100 AD
$25,000.00 -
Fine Viking Warrior’s ring 850-1050 AD
$1,300.00
Pure gold is a precious metal which is golden yellow in colour and stable under most conditions, meaning that it won’t tarnish, rust or corrode. However, pure gold is soft and malleable, so it is alloyed with other metals to give it strength and durability when making jewellery. The more “yellow” a piece of gold is, the more pure it will be.
24 Karat or 24K gold is pure gold, the symbol 24K denoting 24/24 parts pure gold or 100% gold. This is gold in its softest and most malleable state.
Anything less than pure gold is expressed as percentages or fractions of pure gold and other metals and the gold is marked accordingly, so 18K gold is 18/24 or 75% pure gold and 25% alloy, marked as 750, and 14K gold is 14/24 or 58.3% and is marked as 583.