Authors Bill and Louise Boggess, in " Identifying American Brilliant Cut Glass " ( Schiffer, $ 19 . 95 ), relate that one collector learned his butter press really was a door knob; another found her bud vase to be a hatpin holder.
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The square princess cut diamond is usually slightly cheaper than round brilliant cut diamonds of the same carat weight because it retains about 80 % of the rough diamond, as opposed to the round brilliant which retains only about 50 % of the rough.
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Members of the Maryland-based group marveled at the galleries'impressive displays of American Brilliant cut glass, as well as the Bill and Irma Runyon collection of English cameo glass and other pieces . ( For more on the NAGC, visit www . glassclub . org .)
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Round brilliants cut before the advent of " ideal " angles are often referred to as " Early round brilliant cut " or " Old European brilliant cut " and are considered poorly cut by today's standards, though there is still interest in them from collectors.
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For a round brilliant cut, there is a balance between " brilliance " and " fire . " When a diamond is cut for too much " fire, " it looks like a cubic zirconia, which gives off much more " fire " than real diamond.
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Round brilliants cut before the advent of " ideal " angles are often referred to as " Early round brilliant cut " or " Old European brilliant cut " and are considered poorly cut by today's standards, though there is still interest in them from collectors.
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Round brilliants cut before the advent of " ideal " angles are often referred to as " Early round brilliant cut " or " Old European brilliant cut " and are considered poorly cut by today's standards, though there is still interest in them from collectors.
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Now one of Houston's top appraisers, Adair doesn't remember the first piece of American Brilliant cut glass she actually bought, but she does recall that she used layaway to make her purchase, putting $ 6 down and paying a buck or two a month until it was hers.
