The French cut was an antique cut used for square and rectangular stones. Used as side stones,similar to melee.The crown of the diamond has 9 facets with a square table and 4 pavilon ''mains'' as triangles extending from the 4 sided faceted girdle to the tip of the “cutlet”
diagem posted this french cut diamond...Date: 8/9/2006 9:53:29 AM
Author:Dee*Jay
I''ve tried to search but can''t really find anything. Generally I see them associated with antique rings but I can''t figure out exactly what the term means.