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Brilliant_Rock
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I am not sure about this, but I thought that this was a good place to ask? Sorry if I am off the mark...
I recently bought a Pear (2.63 Carts, VS2, L 1.75 to 1 Ratio, v good symmetry,polish, and cut, some indenteds on the girlde which is bruted) that was cut in the 1940''s. When it was appraised, the GIA gemologist was telling me that new Fancys (Pears and marquise in particular) are cut differently now to minimize/remove the bow tie effect. This stone''s bow tie is very samll and doesn''t bother me at all. I love the rock.
He said he knew the it has never been recut or re-touched (the ring was from a client of 50+ years of the same jewler, 3rd generation family owned B&M.) She, the original owner, sold most of her stuff for charity; I was able to buy from the collection before it went to their estate case.
The original owner had the ring for 60 years and the same family jewler has always worked on it, cleaned, etc who sold it to me and appariased for me.
The major difference I see in the older pears that I can find that are 2 Cts plus (and that isn''t many) seems to be much larger tables (63% on mine) and thin bruted girdles, almost knife edged. Is this typical in older fancy cuts that we cut without computer plotting?
Thanks, there is SO much good stuff on here I hate to ask, but I can''t find much info on fancies and their cutting before about 1980.
I recently bought a Pear (2.63 Carts, VS2, L 1.75 to 1 Ratio, v good symmetry,polish, and cut, some indenteds on the girlde which is bruted) that was cut in the 1940''s. When it was appraised, the GIA gemologist was telling me that new Fancys (Pears and marquise in particular) are cut differently now to minimize/remove the bow tie effect. This stone''s bow tie is very samll and doesn''t bother me at all. I love the rock.
He said he knew the it has never been recut or re-touched (the ring was from a client of 50+ years of the same jewler, 3rd generation family owned B&M.) She, the original owner, sold most of her stuff for charity; I was able to buy from the collection before it went to their estate case.
The original owner had the ring for 60 years and the same family jewler has always worked on it, cleaned, etc who sold it to me and appariased for me.
The major difference I see in the older pears that I can find that are 2 Cts plus (and that isn''t many) seems to be much larger tables (63% on mine) and thin bruted girdles, almost knife edged. Is this typical in older fancy cuts that we cut without computer plotting?
Thanks, there is SO much good stuff on here I hate to ask, but I can''t find much info on fancies and their cutting before about 1980.
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