--Previous Message-- : I think the diamonds are set on knife-edged : bars. Nothing "second-rank" about : it and very fashionable between 1900 and : 1920. Think of a Belle Époque evening gown : and the typical late 19th century diamond : collet necklace would have looked rather : clumsy and old fashioned compared to these : examples on S.J. Phillips' website: : : : : : : : : : : --Previous Message-- : Thanks to Tamara for the close up. Now I see : that the earrings and the pendant look : relatively contemporary in design. I wonder : about the rivière: there are empty spaces : between the diamonds, that makes it an eh... : relatively second-rank diamond rivière, I : think? : : :