18ct Yellow Sapphire & Diamond Three Stone Ring
You must be a subscriber, and be logged in to view price and dealer details.
Subscribe Now to view actual auction price for this item
When you subscribe, you have the option of setting the currency in which to display prices to $Au, $US, $NZ or Stg.
- Brilliant Cut - In their naturally occuring state diamonds have little life or sparkle and for many centuries were simply cut in half and worn in amulets. Invented at the end of the 17th century by a Venetian diamond cutter, a "brilliant cut" diamond has 58 facets arranged in a regular geometric relationship, with 33 above the crown and 25 below on the pavilion.
The introduction of the brilliant cut increased the popularity of diamonds in jewellery as it was the first cut to reveal the fire of the diamond, with the light being internally reflected from one facet to another, and was superior to the previously used table cut and rose cut.Variants to the brilliant cut have emerged since the end of the 17th century, but the popularity of the original brilliant cut has continued to the present time, where it is still the most commonly found cut.
.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- rings, diamond solitaire
Visually similar items
A selection of vintage vistas postcards approximately 73; French; early 1900s; good condition, writing on back and stamp to front
Cloisonne crane. Decorated with auspicious symbols, white ground, brass legs, height 72 cm
A pair of wrought iron table lamps, circa 1940. 52 cm high, 47 cm wide
Two Barry Brickell oval platters, abstract glazed panels in tenmoku and other tones, iron spotted. Unmarked. 31.8 x 26.5 cm approx. ea. Note: these platters come with a note detailing 'early Coromandel B. Brickell 1st Kiln lie flat to fire it x2 platters'.