08/08/2026
A diamond shape born from a love story… or a royal obsession.
Legend has it that in 18th-century France, King Louis XV commissioned his jeweller to create a diamond shape inspired by the lips of his mistress, Madame de Pompadour, who became the Marquise de Pompadour. The elongated, pointed shape eventually became known as the marquise cut.
Nearly 300 years later, it’s still one of the most distinctive diamond shapes you can wear.
Elegant, dramatic and designed to look beautifully elongated on the finger, the marquise has gone from the French royal court to one of our favourite modern engagement ring cuts.
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