FHH | Exploring the Marquise Gemstone Cut

Marquise

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.