Pendeloque

Pendeloque (also briolette ) is the gemological technical term for a faceted and teardrop faceted gemstone. The term is derived from the French pendulum clock ( pendulum). Other names are pear cut, pear cut, Birnkernschliff ' or Pear Shape Cut.

Application

Pendeloquen ( Pendeloken ) is the general term for hanging earrings and pendants for chandeliers. In the Oeconomischen Encyclopedia of Krünitz 1773-1858 it means to this technical term:

" Pendeloque, everything hangs when drooping end Krystallstücke to the chandeliers, little things to watch-chains, also probably in jest down overhanging cloth to the garments. Pendeloquen, Pendeloken, bey the hot stone grinders diamonds which taper toward the top, but are rounded down, and their good sides have gradual waste in order to create there the surfaces can. When the body of this nature is, one drags him, so he gets a free men of dubbing to be used in earrings. If the diamond brings a disabled Pendeloquenspitze with, so you must apply it to the diamonds. "

History

To 1456 or 1476 to the Flemish diamond polisher Lodewyk van Berquem, have discovered the diamond polishing with diamond dust. He should also have been stones in symmetrical pear shapes, the pendeloque or were briolette called ground. So also the Sancy for Charles the Bold of Burgundy made ​​and the famous Florentine is decorated in Pendeloquesform.