By 1902, Isaac Joseph’s sons — the Joseph and Abraham of Cullinan fame — had patented the world’s first diamond cut: the 58-facet Asscher. Though the patent expired in 1945, the shape ...

In February 1908, before an anxious audience in his Amsterdam workshop, Joseph Asscher raised his knife to cleave the world’s largest diamond, the 3,106-carat Cullinan. Upon impact, the blade ...

The diamonds have an excellent clarity and white colour, as you'd expect given who it has been made for." As for price, Allen adds: "A diamond and ring of top quality could fetch upwards of £200,00." ...

The Royal Asscher cut – with an additional 16 facets – is an updated version produced by Joseph’s descendants to recall the cut of the Cullinan diamonds used in the British Crown Jewels.

5 Diamond cut options for most three-stone diamond rings 1. Cushion-cut The cushion cut is a blend of round and contemporary brilliant-cut patterns. The diamond has a rectangular or square shape with ...

“Featuring what looks to be a four-carat Asscher cut diamond, it is surrounded by an octagonal surround of round brilliant diamonds to give it that feel of yesteryear. “Asscher cuts are ...

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When Pippa's now-husband proposed on July 17th of last year, and he gave her a large, art deco-style diamond ring (pictured above). The ring's center stone is an Asscher cut diamond that is said ...

Pippa married hedge fund manager James Matthews in 2017. He proposed to his bride with an Asscher-cut diamond surrounded by a halo of smaller round-cut diamonds. The ring is over three carats.

Take a look as Berj Zavian appraises an Asscher-cut Diamond Ring, ca. 1925, in Vintage San Francisco.