Rough amethyst gemstones ready to be cut in London studio

Lapidary is the art of gemstone cutting and polishing

Lapidary is a precise art, each gemstone cut is measured

Raw amethyst being cut and polished by Mark Nuell

Amethyst gemstone being polished in London-based studio

Lapidary artist based in London

Gem cutting in London studio, amethyst purple gemstone.

Mark cuts the gemstones, in this case amethyst, in his London-based studio and creates exquisite pieces of jewellery using the unique gems.

Raw Australian parti sapphire, sustainably sourced in Queensland.

Selection of Australian parti sapphires, sourced directly from the mines in Queensland.

The gem cutting process is a time-consuming and precise art. Lapidary artist Mark Nuell sources sapphires from Australia and cuts them into unique designs in London

London studio, Australian parti sapphires in the process of cutting.

Gem cutting London blue, teal and green sapphires in the process.

Parti sapphires showing deep blue hues with teal and bright yellow hints of colour.

Mark cuts & polishes the hand picked Australian parti sapphires in his studio in Bloomsbury, London.

Beautiful unique deep blue sapphire, hand cut and polished by Mark.

One-of-a-kind parti sapphire showing a landscape of different blues, greens, teal and yellow hints.

Mark’s studio, jewellery pieces in the making using hand cut sapphires and other precious gemstones.

Australian parti sapphire showing a gradient of colours hand cut by Mark.

Mark will study the aquamarine stones in daylight in his studio to understand which is the most beneficial way to cut the gem.

Sourced from artisan miner, cut & polished by Mark Nuell in London.

Sourced from artisan miner, cut & polished by Mark Nuell in London.

Sourced from artisan miner, cut & polished by Mark Nuell in London.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Raw garnet gemstones before cutting

Selection of rough gemstones before cutting. Garnets, sapphires & tourmalines.

Sapphires and tourmaline gemstones being cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Unique flawless green tourmaline cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Hand cut and polished teal & yellow Australian sapphires.

Beautiful bright blue sapphires, rough and cut.

Stunning teardrop precision cut cherry-coloured garnet.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Cut & polished by lapidary artist Mark Nuell in London.

Rough tourmalines ready to be cut and polished.

Rough tourmalines in Mark Nuell’s London studio.