The art of stone setting has a long history, dating back to the Ancient Romans who developed the earliest type of jewellery setting that is still widely used in jewellery today. In the earliest phase of this art, gemstones were cemented into rudimentary settings, or holes, made for the purpose of securing gemstones to the piece of jewellery for adornment. However, over the century, stone setting has evolved beyond the sole purpose of attaching precious stones and has weaved itself into the very design and aesthetic of the piece of jewellery.

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