There are many tales of the impact of royalty on the jewelry world, but one of our favorites concerns the creation of the marquise cut. Renowned for its long and narrow pointed shape, this historic cut was named by 18th-century French King Louis XV.
The King commissioned the marquise cut to resemble the lips of his mistress, Marquise of Pompadour. The...read more
There are many tales of the impact of royalty on the jewelry world, but one of our favorites concerns the creation of the marquise cut. Renowned for its long and narrow pointed shape, this historic cut was named by 18th-century French King Louis XV.
The King commissioned the marquise cut to resemble the lips of his mistress, Marquise of Pompadour. The king believed her lips to be “perfectly shaped,” and a new jewelry cut was born. Here we’ve taken a king’s prerogative and paired the “gemstone of the century” — tanzanite — with iconic emerald accents. This exquisite ring is sure to charm the queen in your life.
