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Rose Cut Stones. It was natural that the earliest cut stones should have the simple rounded lines of the cabochon cutting, for the first thing that would occur to the primitive worker who aspired to improve upon nature's product, ...

 


ROSE CUT
A method of cutting a gemstone in which the bottom of the stone is flat and the top is faceted. The rose cut was phased out as more modern cutting techniques evolved during the industrial revolution.

Rose Cut: A style of diamond cutting or other transparent gemstone that produces a gem with a flat base and triangular facets that rise to form a dome. This style of cut has been in use since the 16th century.

Rose Cut: A style of diamond cutting that produces a gem with a flat base and triangular facets that rise to form a dome. This style of cut has been in use since the 16th century.

Rose cut: These are, like the step cuts, an older cut of diamond. Developed prior to the use of electric lighting, rose cuts fell out of favor in the early 20th century, due to their lack of brilliance.

Rose cut: An age-old art of faceting a stone to look like an opening rose. This type of cut is usually seen in groups of six. This method of cutting is sometimes used in the creation of marcasite jewelry.

ROSE CUT
The rose cut (also called the rosette cut) for diamonds was invented in the 17th century and its used continued until the 18th century. The rose cut has a flat base and triangular facets (usually 24).

Rose Cut
Rose Cut or Rosette Cut is a style of cut that usually has 24 triangular facets and a flat base.
Rose Quartz
Rose Quartz is a quartz that is pinkish-red in color.

Rose cut: An antique facet cut without table or pavilion. Varies on number and positioning of facets. Not used in last century, thus an indicator of very antique jewelry.

Rose cut: An early style of cutting diamonds, probably originated in India.

Rose Cut: An old diamond or gemstone cutting style with a flat base and usually two horizontal rows of facets rising to a point. Sometimes called a Dutch rose cut, it may have as many as 24 facets.

Rose Cut - An early style of cutting that is thought to have originated in India and to have been brought to Europe by the Venetians.

Rose Cut
An older type of gemstone cut with faceting that has a flat base and pointed top, usually has 24 triangular facets...
Rose Gold
A gold of any karat alloyed with copper or copper and silver to give a rose color or hue.

A rose cut with three facets each of which has a curved outer edge, forming an equilateral curved triangle, similar to the rotor shape of a Wankel engine.
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Victorian Rose Cut Bohemian Garnet Bar Pin
Bohemian Ruby: It is not a ruby but rather a pyrope garnet - deep red in color.
Bolo: A necktie often made of leather that is adorned and fastened with a decorative slide.

See our: diamonds rose cut.
A small diamond chip with a flat base and cut in an irregular shape, usually somewhat in the form of a simplified circular rose cut diamond.

The briolette is a type of rose cut, which dates back to the 14th century or earlier. No one knows for certain how old the briolette cut actually is. There are rumors of diamonds cut in India during the 12th century exhibiting this style of cutting.

I am guessing the gem was was more of a double-sided rose cut originally, with a pear-shaped outline, essentially a somewhat flattened briolette. Also, the pavilion mains are horizontally split, a cutting step visible in the above photo.

Marcasite
An iron ore material, pyrite, that is facetted into rose cuts and set into silver or pewter jewelry
Marquise Cut
A stone cut in an oval with pointed ends or a boat-shaped stone ...

Common cuts include the brilliant cut, old European cut, emerald cut, radiant cut, rose cut, step cut, pendelique cut. Mixed cuts in which the style of the facets above and below the girdle are different.

The rose cut was still the most popular, but by 1640 stones with sixteen surfaces were not uncommon.

Sources -- Many sources throughout the world. Marcasite is often faceted as small rose cuts and was popular in Victorian jewelry.

Honorable Mention
James Alger
James Alger Co.
14.47 ct. oval, rose cut green tourmaline.

diamond was about 139 ½ carats according to Tavernier but it is also believed that it was of 137.27 carats. The gem had a yellowish tint and was cut on 9 sides in the shape of a shield. All the sides possessed an irregular 126 facet double rose cut.

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