Books on Antique Diamonds?

[alloamie]

I'm really interested in reading/seeing more about antique cut diamonds in detail. I love looking at old drawings of the facet patterns and learning about the history of cutting techniques, etc. Does anyone have any recommendations on a good reference book that covers this topic? I scoured amazon.com but didn't come up with anything. I'd really appreciate any recs! Thanks

 

[strmrdr]

I consider this the best reference work available on the subject.

http://journal.pricescope.com/Articles/53/1/American-Cut---The-First-100-Years%2c-by-Al-Gilbertson%2c-GG.aspx

 

[mausketeer]

Oh this is weird - I was going to come on and ask about books today too! (gemmology and appraisal books though)

This one looks very interesting......... thanks for the thread and the book tip Karl........

- Jodie -