Two Late 19thC Dutch Diamond Cutting Machines c.1890-1900Origin: Dutch Period: Late 19thC Provenance: Unknown Date: c. 1890 The Larger: 13. 5 w x 7 d x 7. 5 h (resting position) The Smaller: 13 w x 5 d x 7 h (resting position) The sculptural nineteenth century diamond cutting machines of brass and cast iron construction, each with a cutting wheel and lead weighted brass counterweights, used for the cutting of diamonds in workshops in Amsterdam, and surviving from the zeniths of the nineteenth century. The