ASSCHER CUT DIAMOND

Asscher cut diamond (square shaped step cut with clipped corners)
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, CMA, AJP

The asscher cut was created in 1902 by Joseph Isaac Asscher.  He received a patent for the cut, making the Asscher cut the first ever patented diamond cut.

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.