Hancocks

4.63ct Old Mine Cushion Cut Diamond Ring with Pear Shape Shoulders

A handcrafted old cut diamond ring by Hancocks. The ring is set to the centre with a 4.63ct old mine cushion cut diamond with platinum double corner claws and set between pear shape diamonds on the shoulders, each set in platinum claw settings, all to a platinum triple wire band.

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Information

Maker
Hancocks
Origin
London
Period
Contemporary
Gemstone
4.63ct G VVS2 old mine brilliant cut diamond - with GIA certificate 2 x pear shape diamonds weighing 0.52cts total
Setting
Platinum with maker's mark and London assay marks
Dimensions
UK finger size L, US size 5.75 (can be adjusted to any size)
Weight Description
5.6 grams
REF
126875

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.