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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9501158, member: 2844"]These aren't Polkis, imo. True Polki diamonds are rounded, they are not cut, but they are polished.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think they could be uncut Martapura or Borneo diamonds, from Kalimantan in Indonesia.</p><p>The navette ring shape was popular in the 18th century, but in this case it is 19th century, imo. The shape was also popular in the 19th and 20th centuries.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pavé-like setting is reminiscent of the Indian Kundan (kundankari) style, which could lead to confusion as to the origin. But the technique has been used throughout South and Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, for centuries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 9501158, member: 2844"]These aren't Polkis, imo. True Polki diamonds are rounded, they are not cut, but they are polished. I think they could be uncut Martapura or Borneo diamonds, from Kalimantan in Indonesia. The navette ring shape was popular in the 18th century, but in this case it is 19th century, imo. The shape was also popular in the 19th and 20th centuries. The pavé-like setting is reminiscent of the Indian Kundan (kundankari) style, which could lead to confusion as to the origin. But the technique has been used throughout South and Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, for centuries.[/QUOTE]
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