Sparkly and Dangerous!

[supercheesewiz]

Wow, that''ll leave a mark.

 

[FireGoddess]

Now that''s interesting....I''m already afraid the tip of my pear would gouge my future children''s eyes out...but THAT thing....YIKES.

And for sure I''d chip the culet.

 

[valeria101]

Never say never!

Link to rose cut ring


Joking, of course. That one is a wonderful rose cut! It isn't small feat to find one so well cut and so high - not at all

 

[movie zombie]

see page 78 of JEWELRY W Spring 2006 for van cleef & arpel''s sapphire version. sorry i can''t find an online picture to post.....but it is certainly one hunk of pointed sapphire! cabachon with point in the air and exquiste blue.

movie zombie

 

[valeria101]

I think that shape is called ''sugarloaf'' cabochon. Any idea why?


Never know what lurks online these days!

I wonder if the VCA ring was anything like this:

at Nelson Rarities

 

[Lorelei]

Date: 3/25/2006 4:27:02 AM
Author: valeria101


I think that shape is called 'sugarloaf' cabochon. Any idea why?

I will take a stab at it - there is a mountain called the Sugarloaf Mountain in Brazil, I wonder if that is how it got it's name, it looks like a mountain shape.

 

[blodthecat]

I have seen these reverse (upside down) diamonds on ebay.

I don''t understand the concept??? Has anyone seen one in person?

Blod

 

[valeria101]

Date: 3/25/2006 6:05:12 AM
Author: blodthecat

I have seen these reverse (upside down) diamonds on ebay.

I don''t understand the concept??? Has anyone seen one in person?

Yeah... small ones. Like pave upside down.

Do I get it? Not really - sort of a random cool thing to do, I suppose. A pin on Garry''s Precious Metals webpage has brown diamonds set upside down to stand in for the spikes of a hedgehog - that''s the only jewelry design I have ever seen in person or picture where upside down diamonds make sense! (other than having upside down diamonds in Australia

).

The first picture on this thread looks like a cheeky Tiffany joke - never had the dubious pleasure to find a ring set with a large diamond upside down. Although... it is probably a matter of not having seen enough crazy jewelry design!

Not quite but close: Chanel had one on which the center stone, a princess cut diamond, could be turned and worn either table-up or culet up. It was a large dome ring with diamond paved stars. Maybe someone remembers what the collection was called? I can''t for the life of me. I have seen the ring in a shop a while back, so no pictures.

 

[Lorelei]

That hedgepig pin sounds cool!

 

[movie zombie]

ana, you got the shape right but the other ring is an even more pointed and i think a better quality sapphire color...and the other ring has llots lots more diamonds. incredible is all i can say.

movie zombie