US Patent 7546749 Jewelry article utilizing a linear stone setting

An article of jewelry supports a plurality of primary stones in a linear mounting array and which is bordered on both sides by accent stones. The girdles of the primary stones and of the accent stones are positioned close to each other with the accent stone girdles being above the primary stone girdles. A method of making the article of jewelry includes the use of a lost wax casting process followed by hand-setting of the accent stones and an application of a highly reflective coating, such as rhodium to surfaces that are adjacent the areas of congruence of the primary and accent stones. The resultant piece of jewelry presents the appearance of floating or unsupported primary stones.