Old European Cut Diamond Ring

Most antique jewelry from that era used old european cut diamonds old mine cut diamonds rose cut diamonds and single cut diamonds.

Old european cut diamond ring. Old european cut diamonds were the diamond cut that was used in almost all rings made at the beginning of the 1900s. 2 00 ct and is vs1 in clarity and f in color. Up until about ten years ago old cut diamonds such as old mine cushion and old european were viewed by many as diamonds that needed to be recut into modern cuts like the brilliant cut. Old european cut diamonds old mine cut.

The old european cut diamond or old euro cut was the primary diamond shape used in the art deco era old mine cut diamonds or miner cut were used in victorian and edwardian eras. There is some overlap between the periods when both antique diamond cuts coexisted. Shop online or visit our nyc showroom. As the predecessor to the modern round brilliant cut the old european cut is quite brilliant for a vintage diamond cut giving it an impressive eye catching appearance.

Antique art deco old european cut diamond ring unique engagement ring or anniversary right hand ring pebbleandpolish. A diamond dealer would often devalue the stones by approximately 20 30 percent as that would be the amount of diamond weight lost in the recut. The old european cut was the most sophisticated and innovative diamond cut of the 19th century and it is considered to be the predecessor of today s modern brilliants. Old european cut diamond engagement rings old european cut diamonds set in antique and vintage inspired engagement rings.

Old european cut diamonds are also known as old euro round old mine and european cuts. An old european cut diamond can look fantastic in any engagement ring especially a vintage setting. This classic round cut popular from 1890 1930 is the predecessor to the modern round brilliant. Make offer art deco 18k white gold old mine cut 1 00 carat diamond ring circa 1880 1920 vintage 14k white gold old european cut diamond ring 1 12 ctw 2 495 00.