Hancocks

5.95ct Old European Cut Diamond Ring with Diamond Band

A stunning old-cut diamond solitaire ring by Hancocks set with a beautifully bright and lively old European brilliant cut diamond weighing 5.95cts and of J colour and VS1 clarity claw set in platinum to an ornately engraved diamond-set gallery, the band in 18ct yellow gold with diamond-set shoulders and highly decorative hand engraved scroll and foliate details.
£125,000.00
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Information

Maker
Hancocks
Origin
London
Period
Contemporary
Gemstone
5.95ct J VS1 old European brilliant cut diamond with GIA certificate.
Setting
Platinum and 18ct yellow gold with maker's marks and London assay marks
Dimensions
UK finger size M
Weight Description
6 grams
REF
127639

Director’s Notes

The old European brilliant cut is the forefather of todays modern round brilliant cut diamond.  It was developed towards the end of the 19th Century when new machinery was invented, in particular the motor-driven saw, which allowed diamonds to be cut in attractive, symmetrical round shapes without wasting the excess rough crystal that was cut off. This revolutionised the industry and gradually, through a process of trial and error, cutters discovered which proportions produced the finest balance of brilliance and fire within these new round stones.  Diamonds were now able to dazzle even in the dimly candle-lit rooms of the turn of the century. Along with their characteristic polished culet facets, finely cut old European brilliants can be distinguished from their modern counterparts by their higher crowns and smaller table facets. These features combine to create a greater amount of spectral colour-flashes from inside the stone than we typically see in modern cut diamonds.

A stunning old-cut diamond solitaire ring by Hancocks set with a beautifully bright and lively old European brilliant cut diamond weighing 5.95cts and of J colour and VS1 clarity claw set in platinum to an ornately engraved diamond-set gallery, the band in 18ct yellow gold with diamond-set shoulders and highly decorative hand engraved scroll and foliate 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.