Hancocks
2.28ct Asscher Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring
An old cut diamond solitaire ring in platinum, by Hancocks. The handcrafted ring is centred on a 2.28ct Asscher cut diamond, claw set at the corners in platinum, to an engraved platinum gallery and a square profile platinum band with signature hand engraving and millegrain detailing.
£28,500.00
Information
Maker
Hancocks
Origin
London
Period
Contemporary
Gemstone
2.28ct I VVS2 Asscher cut diamond - with GIA certificate
Setting
Platinum
Dimensions
UK finger size K 1/2, US size 5.5 (can be adjusted to fit any size)
Head: 7mm x 7mm
Band width: 2mm
Weight Description
4.2 grams
REF
130908
Director’s Notes
The Asscher cut was designed by Joseph Asscher in 1902 in an attempt to best utilise the natural shape of octahedral diamond crystals. The cut is essentially a square shape with the corners cut off quite steeply creating an almost octagonal outline to the stone. The facets are carefully arranged in three rows of straight, step-like faces to the top and bottom of the stone which has a wonderfully elegant and clean appearance with a more subtle sparkle than cuts such as the round brilliant. The Asscher family have been diamond dealers since the mid 19th Century and are probably best known as the company entrusted with the cleaving and cutting of the world famous Cullinan diamond.
