Here in Hatton Garden London EC1 UK, Hirschfelds have been sourcing, collecting, buying and selling loose Emerald cut diamonds, since 1875.
This list shows a sample of our Emerald Cut Diamond Rings and emerald cut diamond solitaire rings. We
have a comprehensive range of loose emerald cut diamonds and mounted Emerald Cut Diamonds or step cut Diamonds from .25 (A Quarter of a Carat) upwards. Certified GIA Emerald cut diamonds, plus some natural Fancy colour diamonds such as "Intense
Yellows" and "pink" diamonds.
Stones whose outlines are either square or rectangular and whose facets are rectilinear and arranged parallel to the girdle are known as step- or trap-cut stones. These stones often have their corners truncated,
creating an emerald cut (after its most common application to emerald gemstones) with an octagonal outline. This is done because sharp corners are points of weakness where a diamond may cleave or fracture. Instead of a culet, step-cut stones have a
keel running the length of the pavilion terminus. Because both the pavilion and crown are comparatively shallow, step cut stones are generally not as bright and never as fiery as brilliant cut stones, but rather accentuate a diamond's clarity (as
even the slightest flaw would be highly visible), whiteness, and lustre (and therefore good polish).
The step cut's rectilinear form was very popular in the Art Deco period. Antique jewelry of the period features step-cut stones prominently,
and there is a market in producing new step-cut stones to repair antique jewelry or to reproduce it. The slender, rectangular baguette (from the French, resembling a loaf of bread) was and is the most common form of the step cut: today, it is most
often used as an accent stone to flank a ring's larger central (and usually brilliant-cut) stone.
Square step cuts whose corners are not truncated are known as carré; they are also characteristic of antique jewelry. They may resemble the
square-shaped Princess cut in passing, but a carré's lack of fire and simpler facets are distinctive. They may or may not have a culet. In Western jewelry dating to before the advent of brilliant-type cuts, very shallow step-cut stones were used as
lustrous covers for miniature paintings: these are known in the antique trade as portrait stones. Characteristic of Indian jewelry are lasque diamonds, which may be the earliest form of step cut. They are flat stones with large tables and asymmetric
outlines.
The Emerald cut uses a series of flat rectangular facets stepping down off the table to that give it a unique brilliance, Therefore the emerald cut diamond is absolutely stunning.
Because of the Emerald cut diamond's long
lines, it tends to be less fiery than a "round brilliant" cut, but it also tends to have broader, more dramatic flashes of light. The trim lines of emerald cut diamonds lend an elegant, sophisticated air to both the simplest and most elaborate ring
settings.
Please call us for an updated list of our loose diamonds, certificated diamonds or certified Emerald cut diamonds or Emerald cut diamond rings.> Please click here to contact us
for ordering or buying any of our Glittering Emerald cut diamond rings, classic emerald cut diamond jewellery & contemporary emerald cut jewelry. If you require any further or immediate details, please telephone 020 7405 1536 or telephone
0044 20 7405 1536 from overseas.
