Hancocks

2.50mm East/West French Cut Diamond and Yellow Gold Ring

A beautiful French-cut diamond eternity ring with seventeen rectangular French-cut diamonds weighing a combined total of 1.05cts and of G colour and VS clarity, channel set horizontally within a finely hand engraved yellow gold mount with scroll and floral decorative details.
£5,950.00
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Information

Maker
Hancocks
Origin
London
Period
Contemporary
Gemstone
17x rectangular French cut G+ VS+ diamonds with a total weight of 1.05cts.
Setting
18ct yellow gold
Dimensions
UK finger size M. Total width of ring 2.50mm.
REF
125816

Director’s Notes

The origins of the French cut can be traced back to the 15th Century however it wasn’t until much later, during the 17th Century that it really became fashionable. Having found favour with European Royalty, the style became particularly popular in France and it is likely that this is where the name originated. As diamond cutting techniques progressed, stones with a greater number of facets had become increasingly sought after because they displayed more brilliance than earlier, simpler cuts. The design of the French cut had developed from the addition of extra facets to old table cut diamonds thereby altering them into much more lively stones. This style of cut has changed very little to this day and its evolution marks one of the earliest milestones in the development of the brilliant cut diamonds we know today.

A beautiful French-cut diamond eternity ring with seventeen rectangular French-cut diamonds weighing a combined total of 1.10cts and of G colour and VVS clarity, channel set horizontally within a finely hand engraved yellow gold mount with scroll and floral decorative details.

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.