{"id":28343,"date":"2024-03-16T00:01:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T22:01:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gioiellis.com\/?p=28343"},"modified":"2024-07-29T18:18:40","modified_gmt":"2024-07-29T16:18:40","slug":"il-segreto-di-casa-asscher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/il-segreto-di-casa-asscher\/","title":{"rendered":"The secret of Asscher house"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h4>The diamond jewels of the Asscher dynasty, which gaves its name to one of the most famous types of cut of the most precious stones &#x2666;<\/h4>\n<p>Many know Asscher because it is also the name of a particular cut of diamonds. But the Royal Asscher Diamond Company, a Dutch company founded in 1854 by the Asscher family, also produces jewelery, which obviously make extensive use of diamonds. Do you think that the headquarters of the company is still the original one, in Tolstraat street, in Amsterdam. In the jewels there are the elements of the Arts and Crafts movement, which gave life to the Art Nouveau style, and then evolved into the Art Deco. Really regal pieces of jewelry. On the other hand, it is named after the Royal Asscher Diamond Company in 1980, when it was conferred the honor of royal supplier by Queen Juliana. And in 2011 Queen Beatrice perpetuated the prefix &#8220;Royal&#8221; for another 25 years.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_65784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-65784\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pavo-Studs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65784\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pavo-Studs.jpg\" alt=\"Orecchini Pavo con diamanti taglio Asscher\" width=\"709\" height=\"533\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pavo-Studs.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pavo-Studs-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pavo-Studs-73x55.jpg 73w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Pavo-Studs-60x45.jpg 60w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-65784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pavo earrings with Asscher cut diamonds<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Royal Asscher is still owned by the Asscher family. It became famous in the early 20th century for the work of Joseph and Abraham Asscher, and became the Royal Asscher Diamond Company in 1980, when it was awarded the Royal Dutch Predicate by Queen Juliana of the Netherlands in recognition of the company&#8217;s importance in the Netherlands and worldwide.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95174\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95174\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95174\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts.jpg\" alt=\"Orecchini con diamanti per 1 carato con taglio Asscher\" width=\"709\" height=\"523\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts-75x55.jpg 75w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts-400x295.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/1.00-carat-total-weight-Royal-Asscher-Cuts-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95174\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">1 carat Asscher cut diamond earrings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Asscher cut was born in 1902, invented by Joseph Asscher, who patented this special shape for the diamond. It was also the world&#8217;s first patented diamond cut. The original design featured 58 stepped facets and a steep pavilion with cut corners. Basically, it is an emerald cut diamond, but square and with cut corners. The Asscher cut was a staple of art deco and art nouveau era jewelry, with its straight lines and faceted arrangement making it perfect for clean, graphic elements brought to life by movement.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cullinam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-65779\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cullinam.jpg\" alt=\"Riproduzione della corona reale britannica, esposta nella sede di Asscher, con il grande diamante Cullinam\" width=\"709\" height=\"709\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cullinam.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cullinam-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cullinam-55x55.jpg 55w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/cullinam-145x145.jpg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nReproduction of the British royal crown, exhibited in Asscher, with the large Cullinam diamondsThe history of the company is linked to some extraordinary diamonds: the Excelsior of 997 carats, one of the largest diamonds found. In 1903 Abraham Asscher divided the stone into ten diamonds to minimize defects (some inclusions). The diamond Excelsior is finished (but it is unknown if it is a merit) to be worn as a pendant from the bra, during the 2003 Victoria Secret Fantasy Bra show, worn by Heidi Klum. A complete intimate of about 13 million dollars. Another historical diamond is the Cullinan, discovered in 1905, of 3,106 carats (621.2 g). The diamond was presented to King Edward VII, who invited the Asscher brothers to London to discuss how to cut the stone. Joseph Asscher divided the Cullinan into three parts. Then there are nine large stones: the largest is 530.20 carats (106.040 g), the Cullinan I. It is part of the jewels of the British crown.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_85020\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85020\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/royal-asscher-diamonds-engagement-wedding-and-eternity-bands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-85020\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/royal-asscher-diamonds-engagement-wedding-and-eternity-bands.jpg\" alt=\"Anelli di fidanzamento della Maison Asscher\" width=\"709\" height=\"516\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/royal-asscher-diamonds-engagement-wedding-and-eternity-bands.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/royal-asscher-diamonds-engagement-wedding-and-eternity-bands-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/royal-asscher-diamonds-engagement-wedding-and-eternity-bands-76x55.jpg 76w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/royal-asscher-diamonds-engagement-wedding-and-eternity-bands-400x291.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-85020\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Engagement rings from the Maison Asscher<\/p>\n<p>A curiosity: during the months of the coronavirus epidemic, Mike and Lita Asscher decided they wanted to help fight covid-19 by creating a mask that printed the image of Asscher diamonds. The mask is made of non-medical fabric and is sold online: the profits were destined for scientists at the LUMC (Leiden University Medical Center).<\/p>\n<p>[caption id=\"attachment_95175\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"709\"]<a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95175\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold.jpg\" alt=\"Orecchini in oro giallo e diamanti\" width=\"709\" height=\"526\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold-300x223.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold-74x55.jpg 74w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold-400x297.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/DIAMOND-EARRINGS-II-18k-gold-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a> Yellow gold and diamond earrings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95179\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95179\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Oval-Caterina-diamond-engagement-ring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95179\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Oval-Caterina-diamond-engagement-ring.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con diamante taglio ovale\" width=\"709\" height=\"517\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Oval-Caterina-diamond-engagement-ring.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Oval-Caterina-diamond-engagement-ring-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Oval-Caterina-diamond-engagement-ring-75x55.jpg 75w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Oval-Caterina-diamond-engagement-ring-400x292.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95179\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ring with oval cut diamond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_95178\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-95178\" style=\"width: 709px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-95178\" src=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring.jpg\" alt=\"Anello con diamante taglio Asscher\" width=\"709\" height=\"523\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring.jpg 709w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring-75x55.jpg 75w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring-400x295.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/Royal-Asscher-Cushion-Mariana-diamond-engagement-ring-100x75.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 100vw, 709px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-95178\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ring with Asscher cut diamond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The diamond jewels of the Asscher dynasty, which gaves its name to one of the most famous types of cut of the most precious stones &#x2666; Many know Asscher because it is also the name of a particular cut of diamonds. But the Royal Asscher Diamond Company, a Dutch company founded in 1854 by the Asscher family, also produces jewelery, which obviously make extensive use of diamonds. Do you think that the headquarters of the company is still the original one, in Tolstraat street, in Amsterdam. In the jewels there are the elements of the Arts and Crafts movement, which<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":121696,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43],"tags":[9,31,6140],"class_list":["post-28343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-best-choice","tag-diamanti","tag-gioielli","tag-cullinan","style--link-1"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28343","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28343"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127566,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28343\/revisions\/127566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/121696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28343"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28343"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gioiellis.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}