Big shiny citrines

     So a frequent client contacted me recently about having a slide pendant made with a big sparkly citrine.  She wanted a square cushion cut that was 13mm, but haven't quite found it, then I was talking to her about other possibilities and mentioned a rather dark citrine I already had.

      She is looking to have the pendant in silver and gold, but the setting to be silver to contrast with the stone.  I got to go shopping at my favorite stone dealer's today and picked up a few potential rocks.  For the record, taking pictures of small shiny detailed things is hard to do.  I had six lights on these and I still had to photoshop them to be light enough to see. Here they are:

These are half on white paper and half on sheet silver, so you can see any color difference if any.  All stones are natural and untreated citrine (quartz).

This is the biggest of the stones. 35.74 carats.  It is rather light, but exceptionaly clear.  It is very deep below the girdle, and the flat top allows you to see the facets on the bottom of the stone quite well.  22mm x 17mm.

This round stone looks like its machine cut, with more facets than usual for a round stone.  (Probably because of its size.)  it is 15mm, and as you can see, not quite as big as a dime.  This stone also has a deep cut. 13.68 carats.

I loved the cut of this stone.  Its an elongated marquis and it really shows off the stone's color.  8.80 carats, and 22mm x 10 mm.

This is another unusual cut.  A little darker in color than the previous stones, and almost a marigold rather than yellow.  6.45 carats and 10mm x 14 mm.

This is my darkest and smallest citrine.  A classic oval cut (traditional proportions) with deep marigold hues. About 5 carats (forgot to weigh it before writing this).  10mm x 12mm

The other thing to think about when planning to wear a larger stone is how big the setting will have to be to get around the stone.  For instance, the deeper cut stones above will have to have metal supporting the sides to protect the stone and to hold it up off the skin.  The points can be sharp and you risk damaging the stone if the point is not kept off the skin.  A trend that is happening in the art-jewelry world right now is to take these stones and set them upside down.  There are more facets on the bottom anyway, so it can be more sparkly. And in the case of these stones, it would mean less metal, so less heavy to wear, and less expensive.  Just a thought.