Articles of jewelry

Abstract

Articles of jewelry such as rings, pendants and earrings are provided. Each article employs a plurality of gemstones secured to a multifaceted base of precious metal. The base includes a plurality of facets with a plurality of recesses that are sized and shaped to receive the plurality of gemstones. A shank is secured to the base. The shank provides an element for direct or indirect attachment to the user such as an opening for receiving a user's finger or for receiving a chain, or a mechanism for attachment to a post. Prongs or other settings can be disposed with the plurality of recesses and configured to hold the gemstones in place within the recesses. The gemstones can have different sizes and/or different shapes. The recesses can be configured with the different sizes and/or different shapes corresponding to size and shape of the gemstones.

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