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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Antique amethyst and chrysoberyl ring
$4,950.00 -
Antique rose cut diamond cluster ring
$11,500.00 -
Victorian amethyst and pearl ring
$3,000.00 -
Round Georgian diamond cluster ring
$13,000.00 -
Oval tanzanite and diamond ring
$4,950.00 -
9ct yellow gold deco diamond ring
$1,250.00 -
Antique 2.00 Ct. Rose Cut Diamond Ring
$25,000.00 -
Antique gold and silver blue topaz ring
$3,000.00 -
White gold ring with 12 diamonds
$970.00 -
White gold ring with 9 diamonds
$850.00 -
Old cut yellow gold diamond
$1,350.00 -
Art deco solitaire diamond ring
$19,700.00 -
Antique Oval Sapphire and Diamonds
$9,500.00 -
Large square sapphire and diamond ring
$5,500.00 -
Antique square sapphire ring
$2,400.00 -
Oval rubellite ring
$2,800.00 -
Antique solitaire rose
$2,500.00 -
Delicate purple amethyst
$1,350.00 -
Magnificent diamond cluster
$22,000.00 -
Magnificent Antique Georgian cluster
$32,000.00 -
Large antique solitaire
$38,000.00 -
Five impressive diamonds
$38,000.00 -
Graceful Antique Georgian diamond cluster
$17,500.00 -
Brilliant diamonds
$9,550.00 -
Antique diamond cluster
$9,550.00 -
Antique English rose
$18,550.00 -
Old Solitaire
$3,000.00 -
Antique American rose
$16,900.00 -
18 ct white gold and diamond pave ring
$3,200.00 -
Two diamond flowers
$5,000.00 -
Clarissa
$2,700.00 -
Art deco diamond sapphire and white gold
$12,000.00
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.