Marquise
マーキーズカット
榄尖状钻
Marquise
Taille marquise ou navette
Glossary
Thematic
Jewellery, Technic
A cut gemstone with a boat like shape (55 facets); an oval with two pointed ends. This gem cut is sometimes called a “navette”.
According to the legend, the taille “navette” was called “marquise” by the king Louis XIV in homage to the Marquise of Pompadour.