Jewelry assembly with central raised stone and side lower stones

Abstract

A jewelry assembly which utilizes a series of round stones in order to produce the appearance of a single marquise stone is provided. The assembly includes a setting for receiving an arrangement of round stones. The arrangement of round stones includes a central round stone and a pair of smaller round stones located on opposite sides of the central round stone and disposed at a height lower than that of the central stone.

1 . A jewelry assembly comprising: 
 a setting for receiving an arrangement of jewelry stones, said arrangement comprising a central round stone and a pair of smaller side round stones located on substantially opposite sides of said central stone;    wherein said central stone has a table, a faceted surface surrounding said table and leading to a girdle, and a tapered portion leading to a cutlet,    wherein each of said side stones has a table and a faceted surface surrounding said table and leading to a girdle, and a tapered portion leading to a cutlet;    wherein said central stone is mounted in said setting with said table portion thereof disposed at a first height;    wherein each of said side stones is mounted in said setting with said table portion thereof disposed at a second height lower than said first height;    wherein a portion of said central stone overlaps a portion of each of said side stones such that said tapered portion of said central stone overlies a segment of said faceted portions of each of said side stones.    
     
     
         2 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein each of said central stone and said side stones is mounted in said setting by means of a plurality of prongs.  
     
     
         3 . The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein said setting includes a base from which said plurality of prongs upwardly depend.  
     
     
         4 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said second height of said table of each said side stone is substantially the same as that of said girdle of said central stone.  
     
     
         5 . The assembly of  claim 2 , wherein the prongs for mounting said central stone extend upwardly to a height greater than the prongs for mounting said side stones.  
     
     
         6 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the segment of each of said faceted side stones overlaid by the tapered portion of said central stone is defined by an arc along said girdle of said side stone of between about 40° and 80°.  
     
     
         7 . The assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the weight of said central stone to that of each of said side stones is in a ratio of between about 1.5:1 and 2.5:1.  
     
     
         8 . A fixed arrangement of jewelry stones comprising a central round stone  
       and a pair of smaller side round stones located on opposite sides of said central stone; 
 wherein said central stone has a table, a faceted surface surrounding said table and leading to a girdle, and a tapered portion leading to a cutlet,  
 wherein each of said side stones has a table and a faceted surface surrounding said table and leading to a girdle, and a tapered portion leading to a cutlet;  
 wherein said central stone is mounted in said arrangement with said table portion thereof disposed at a first height;  
 wherein each of said side stones is mounted in said arrangement with said table portion thereof disposed at a second height lower than said first height;  
 wherein a portion of said central stone overlaps a portion of each of said side stones such that said tapered portion of said central stone overlies a segment of said faceted portions of each of said side stones.  
 
     
     
         9 . The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein said second height of said table of each said side stone is substantially the same as that of said girdle of said central stone.  
     
     
         10 . The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein the segment of each of said faceted side stones overlaid by the tapered portion of said central stone is defined by an arc along said girdle of said side stone of between about 40° and 80°.  
     
     
         11 . The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein the weight of said central stone to that of each of said side stones is in a ratio of between about 1.5:1 and 2.5:1.  
     
     
         12 . The arrangement of  claim 8 , wherein said side stones are of substantially the same size.