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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MaJa, post: 3630146, member: 14649&quot;]At the beginning I thought so, too. But I haven&#039;t found any evidence to that effect. Also the weight of the diamonds seems to be more or less unchanged if you look at their description in the 1891 Christie&#039;s catalogue and also the modern descriptions. </p><p>If a stone is recut, it usually looses some of its weight.</p><p>Here is a pair of diamond earings in their original setting from 1819. They are a bit later, but still very similar (apparently the page only exists in German):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/118136" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/118136" rel="nofollow">https://skd-online-collection.skd.museum/Details/Index/118136</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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