Asscher Cut

Asscher cut diamond (square shaped step cut with clipped corners)
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, Global Gemology & Appraisals
The asscher cut was created in 1902 by Joseph Isaac Asscher.

Asscher cuts are similar to emerald cuts, but are square with larger step cuts, a higher crown and a smaller table.

The asscher cut was popular since its creation, but reached the height of its popularity during the Art Déco Era of the 1920s-'30s.

Until World War II, the Asscher family had a patent on the cut.