Hancocks

13.24ct Old Mine Cushion Cut Diamond Georgian Revival Earrings

A pair of handcrafted old cut diamond earrings by Hancocks. The earrings are set with two old mine cushion cut diamonds, one weighing 6.88ct and the other 6.36ct, both set in Georgian-style cut-down platinum collet settings with black rhodium finish and suspended on 18ct yellow gold hoops with hinged openings.
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Information

Maker
Hancocks
Origin
London
Period
Contemporary
Period
Contemporary
Gemstone
6.88ct J SI1 Old mine cushion cut diamond - with GIA certificate 6.36ct J SI1 Old mine cushion cut diamond - with GIA certificate
Setting
18ct yellow gold and platinum with black rhodium finish
Dimensions
Earring drop length in total: 2.7cm/1" Hoop diameter: 1.3cm/0.5" Diamond drop length: 1.6cm/0.6"
Weight Description
11.8 grams
REF
129035

Director’s Notes

Old mine brilliants or old miners are either square or rectangular cushion shaped diamonds with clearly rounded corners and sides. The style developed after the discovery of diamonds in Brazil in about 1725 which facilitated experiments in cutting due to the large increase in available stones. Eager as ever to retain as much weight as possible, cutters still followed the shape of the rough crystals but now corners became more rounded and the number of facets increased. The discovery of diamonds in South Africa during the late 1860’s coincided with revolutionised mechanical cutting methods. This saw the fashion for new round cut diamonds replace these cushion shaped stones which then became known as ‘old mine’ diamonds. Today the name old mine brilliant still describes a cushion shaped diamond with a small table facet, high crown and polished culet. These features allow old mine cuts to have a huge amount of fire and life, even in dimly-lit environments.

About The Maker

Hancocks

Within the archives of the London jewellers Hancocks, there exists the most extraordinary book.  Large, heavy and showing distinct signs of age it is filled with page after page of diary entries documenting almost one hundred and twenty years of not only company history but social history as well.