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3 Apostates

Design by Ian Robinson.

Brilliant cut pavilion and a high crown with 8 narrow frosted parallel-sided facets in a star shape. - vid

3 stones cut in my 'Apostate' design. Blue is lab-grown spinel, clear and yellow are lab-grown sapphire.

20% of sale price via this site will be donated to the charity Humanism UK - link

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

Large Star of David in Lithium Niobate

'Star of David #3', adapted from a design by Fred van Sant, 61 facets

My latest Star of David - a popular design for me. This is cut in the rather rare Lithium Niobate and is most probably the only one presently available worldwide :-). Rather pleased, this rough video does not do it justice - in sunlight this material explodes into a riot of colour.

Not easy to do, getting the frosting this even is tricky whilst the Niobate was an absolute sod to polish. I nearly gave up - unfortunately giving up is something I find difficult. Probably took about 40 hours all told.

10% of sale price via this site will be donated to the U.K. charity World Jewish Relief.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

Lab-grown Lithium Niobate 10.76mm x 5.76 deep
8.3ct
£400

3 Iron Crosses

Brilliant cut square with frosted facets showing an Iron Cross - vid

Design by Ian Robinson, 41 facets.

3 gemstones cut in my 'Iron Cross' design. Blue is lab-grown spinel, black is natural black spinel, clear is lab-grown 'white' sapphire.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

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Oxford Museum Stone #2
Carved Lemon Quartz

adapted from Thank You Bern'd by Marco Voltolini

This was cut in lemon quartz, likely natural (not irradiated) as from 1974 stock. Two bubbles are carved into the bottom giving rise to interesting reflections.

Originally cut for U.K. Facet Cutter's Guild display in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Then on display at Assay Office, University of Birmingham.

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

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Lemon Quartz ~12 x 7mm

Open to Offers

Oxford Museum Stone #1
Rose De France

'Chrysanthemum', by Quincy D Howell, 81 facets

Cut in Rose De France (light Amethyst). Marking are internal to the stone due to reflections from a small veil - I think this adds interest :-)

Originally cut for U.K. Facet Cutter's Guild display in Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Then on display at Assay Office, University of Birmingham.

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

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Rose De France ~12.1 x 7.9mm
6.15ct

Now open to offers

Natural Citrine - Spellbound Square
citrine gemstone spellbound square

'Spellbound Square', design by Jeff Rhonemus, 53 facets

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

Natural Citrine (not iradiated) 8.17w x 7.0d
3.0ct
£220 or Etsy Shop

Rose de France Amethyst - Spellbound Square
citrine gemstone spellbound square

'Spellbound Square', design by Jeff Rhonemus, 53 facets

The stone has a slightly 'milky' tone due to a small internal veil on one side which reflects around. To the naked eye, rather than a photograph I see a pale, slightly smokey amethyst. A large stone suitable for a centrepiece.

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

Natural Amethyst 9.95w x 9.0d
5.55ct
£200 or Etsy Shop

Green Sapphire 'Ruination'
Green Sapphire 'Ruination'

Ruination: design by Arya Akhavan.

Pair of non-matched lab grown green sapphires in 'Ruination' cut.

lab-grown sapphire
£175 each

Sunwheel in Natural Black Spinel

The first cut of my new design. A Sunwheel, Wheel of Taranis in natural black spinel. Frosted facets form the spokes.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

Natural Black Spinel 8.6mm wide x5.3 deep
2.90ct
£250

ᚼ Hagal (Hail) Rune in Blue Spinel

The first cut of a new design. This is what I was originally going for with my 'Apostate' cut. The frosted facets form the Hagal rune. This is the original Scandinavian - Younger Futhark glyph with the longer vertical lines.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal. I neglected to clean all the epoxy off the girdle before shooting, this has been rectified.

Lab-grown Blue Spinel 11.5mm x 7.1 deep
8.3ct
£300

Y.A.G. - 'Desoppo Bars'
YAG - Desoppo Bars Gemstone

Design by Marco Voltolini, 25 facets.

An interesting variant on the ‘opposed bars’ concept. Usually opposed bar designs have the bars inverted (orthogonal) with respect to this design. The upshot being that rather than seeing long bars one sees squares. As the stone is moved square flashes occur.

Yttrium Aluminum Garnet, as known as alexite, amamite, circolite, dia-bud, diamite, diamogem, diamonair, diamone, diamonique, diamonite, diamonte, di'yag, geminair, gemonair, kimberly, Linde simulated diamond, nier-gem, regalair, replique, somerset, triamond, YAIG, and yttrium garnet. This was widely used as a diamond simulant before the development of lab-grown cubic zirconium. It has a high moh hardness of 8.5, higher refractive index than sapphire (more sparkly) and a high dispersion. Widely used in the laser industry it is a rare gemstone material.

lab-grown Neodymium-doped YAG 12.2w 5.45h 4.92d
5.52ct
£150

London Blue Topaz Ovals

London Blue Topaz 5X4 OVALS x100 each approx 0.4ct. Good condition and ready to be set. Colour and polish are good and cutting is better level overseas cutting (Sri Lankan). No windowed stones and all clean and undamaged.

Natural Topaz 5x4mm
0.4ct
£190 for 100

Apostate - blue spinel
Apostate - blue spinel gemstone

Design No7 - Apostate A - vid

Gorgeous cobalt blue lab grown spinel in my Apostate cut. Brilliant cut pavilion and a high crown with 8 narrow frosted parallel-sided facets in a star shape. Quite a large stone which would make an impressive centrepiece or single setting. This should be easy to set in a round setting.

20% of sale price via this site will be donated to the charity Humanism UK - link

Lab grown spinel 10.5 wide x 6.44mm deep
4.80ct
£250

Tears of Elune- pink sapphire
Tears of Elune- pink sapphire

Tears of Elune, design by Arya Akhavan. Cut in light pink sapphire -vid.

Nice: shard like narrow pear shape.

Somewhat time consuming and fiddly to cut taking me about twice as long as similar pear designs.

Lab grown spinel 13.0x8.7x5.7 deep
4.15ct
£140

Apostate - yellow sapphire
Apostate - yellow sapphire

Design No7 - Apostate A -vid

Light yellow lab grown sapphire in my Apostate cut. Brilliant cut pavilion and a high crown with 8 narrow frosted parallel-sided facets in a star shape.

20% of sale price via this site will be donated to the charity Humanism UK - link

Lab grown sapphire 8.43 wide x5.77mm deep
3.10ct
£220

Apostate B - Leuco Sapphire
Apostate A - Leuco Sapphire gemstone

Design No7 - Apostate B -vid

Pure white sapphire in my Apostate cut. Brilliant cut pavilion, the crown has 8 narrow frosted parallel-sided facets in a star shape radiating from a central polished table.

20% of sale price via this site will be donated to the charity Humanism UK - link

Leuco Sapphire 10.0 x 7.0d
5.30ct
£180 or Etsy Shop

Apostate A - Leuco Sapphire
Apostate - Leuco Sapphire

Design No7 - Apostate A -vid

Pure white sapphire in my Apostate cut. Brilliant cut pavilion and a high crown with 8 narrow frosted parallel-sided facets in a star shape.

20% of sale price via this site will be donated to the charity Humanism UK - link

Lab-grown white sapphire 9.64w x 7.61d
5.70ct
£220 or Etsy Shop

Two pairs of Pink Sapphires - SRB
2 Pairs Pink Sapphires - SRB Gemstonest

Standard Round Brilliant - 'Stacked Mains - design by Long & Steele

Just a comparison of 2 pairs of sapphires cut in hot pink and lilac-pink sapphire. They are very bright and sparkly, in part due to the quality of polish on the pavilion - the bottom of the stone.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

Swiss Lab Grown Sapphire 9-8.6mm wide
~3.5ct
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Matched Pair Pink Sapphires - SRB
Pair Pink Sapphires - SRB Gemstonest

Standard Round Brilliant - 'Stacked Mains - design by Long & Steele

This is a matched pair of precision cut sapphires each of 2.90ct. Would look nice in large drop earrings. Being essentially round (strictly 16 sided) they should be easy to set. They are very bright and sparkly, in part due to the quality of polish on the pavilion - the bottom of the stone.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

Swiss Lab Grown Sapphire 8.25w, 5.6d
2.9,2.9ct
£300 or via Etsy Shop

Zircon Spinel - Iron Cross
Spinel - Iron Cross gemstone

Brilliant cut square with frosted facets showing an Iron Cross - vid

Design by Ian Robinson, 41 facets.

Having cut a number of cross designs I was looking for one that was simple and bold where the design could be clearly seen without magnification. This seems to work well and has attracted a lot of interest.

The Iron Cross has been a German military award from 1877 to the present and its design may be traced back to the cross pattée of the 11th century Teutonic Knights of Jerusalem and earlier.

No retouching, colour modification nor dust spot removal.

Swiss Lab Grown Spinel 10.5w, 7.45d
6.80ct
£200 or Etsy Shop

Pink Sapphire Pair - 'Hanami 花見 '
Pink Sapphire Pair -  'Hanami 花見

Design by Marco Voltolini, 66 facets

Hanami (花見, "flower viewing") is the Japanese traditional custom of enjoying the transient beauty of flowers Another interesting design by Marco Voltolini. 'Hanami' is modelled on a cherry blossom. A set of tiers is left frosted with the 'petals' polished.

A delicate subtle cut!
lab-grown Sapphire 7.89w x 5.9-6.2d
3.10 & 3.35ct
£275 or Etsy Shop

Bolivian Ametrine - Square Brilliant
Amertrine Square Brilliant

Classic Square Brilliant Cut

Came out rather nice Strictly approx 1/3rd of stone is amethyst with 2/3rds being citrine. Under normal lighting the internal reflections tend to make the effect more symmetrical.

Youtube

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

Natural Ametrine 9.8w, 7.7d
4.30ct
£120 or Etsy Shop

Blue Topaz - Geometric Etude No 1
Sapphire Star of David

'Geometric Etude No 1', adapted from a design by Arya Akhavan, 49 facets

Very hard to photograph well.

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

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Natural Topaz (irradiated) 7.9w x 6.0d
2.70ct
£145 or Etsy Shop

Natural Tourmaline - 'Emerald Cut'
tourmaline - emerald cut

'Gram Emerald', Design by Jeff Graham, 45 facets.

Cut in dark moss green natural tourmaline.

This is not the highest quality tourmaline hence the low price. However the cut is certainly to at least my usual standard. The stone is eye clean and large enough to form the centrepiece of a pendant.

The video on youtube may give a better impression than the photo above

No retouching, colour modification or dust spot removal.

Video

Natural Green Tourmaline 11.52 x 6.07w x 6.11d
6.15ct
£130 or Etsy Shop