Old World Diamonds

This diamond cut was the fore runner of the modern brilliant cut.

Old world diamonds.

The best way to start is to tell us everything you know about your diamond like shape weight color and clarity. Sign in to like videos comment and subscribe. Old mine cut diamonds have a high crown a small table and a large flat culet. Sometimes referred to as a pillow cut the cushion cut has an open culet the bottom of the diamond and a rectangular to square shape with rounded corners.

Owing to the limited availability of old cuts we use our network of diamond merchants to source suitable stones. There is some overlap between the periods when both antique diamond cuts coexisted. Old world diamond flower produces small white flowers usually forming in groups of two or more on long stalks from the tip of a long common stalk. Join our mailing list.

The cushion cut diamond was one of the most popular cuts of diamonds ever. The old european diamond has a very small table a heavy crown and great overall depth. Diamonds search old european diamonds search old mine diamonds search antique cushion diamonds search jewelry. We buy both antique and modern diamonds of all shapes sizes and qualities.

Although many old cut diamonds demand lower prices than modern cuts scarcity often sets their price above modern cuts. They are similar to today s cushion cut. The old european cut diamond or old euro cut was the primary diamond shape used in the art deco era old mine cut diamonds or miner cut were used in victorian and edwardian eras. Like the modern round brilliant the old european diamond has a circular girdle.

Old world diamonds buys all types of diamonds. Diamonds with this cut possess a squarish girdle with gently rounded corners. Old world diamond flower blooms from mid summer until frost and reproduction. As part of our service we source old cut diamonds for clients.

Old european cut diamonds old mine cut. About old diamonds beauty of antique diamonds questions faq contact old world diamonds. Buying old cut diamonds sourcing antique stones. Old world diamond flower has lanceolate leaves that grow opposite along the stems which can grow close to the ground.

For more than 70 years from 1830 to the turn of the century this was how diamonds were cut.