Royal Easter Eggs: Fabergé at the Virginia Museum of Fine Art, Richmond, Virginia
Thanks to Lillian Thomas Pratt, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) contains the finest (and reportedly largest) collection of Fabergé objects outside of...
The 2025 Canadian Jewellery Design Competition
The Canadian Gemmological Association (CGA) is once again calling on all Canadian jewellery design students to enter their designs for a chance to win...
Sotheby’s Diamond Extravaganza: Showcase in Abu Dhabi
Sotheby’s hosted an exhibition in Abu Dhabi (9–10 April 2025) featuring a remarkable selection of colored diamonds, including one of the most significant blue...
GIA Announces a Tariff Work-Around: Overseas Labs Accepting Larger Diamonds for Grading
In response to logistics challenges related to recently announced tariffs affecting global shipments of gemstones, GIA (Gemological Institute of America) will temporarily expand services...
Reminder: Beware Color Instability in Irradiated Ruby, Sapphire, & esp. “Padparadscha”
On Monday, March 24, 2025, CIBJO, The World Jewellery Confederation, sent out a joint press release alerting members of the trade regarding an uptick...
Students Protest! George Brown College to Scale Back Jewelry and Gemmology Programs
As reported on CBC News, Canada, "scores of George Brown College students marched in protest on Wednesday against a school decision to scale back...
Applications for the 55th German Award Competition & 36th German Young Talent Competition are OPEN!...
Two international design competitions have just been announced from Idar-Oberstein, Germany. Gustav Caesar, president of the German Precious Stones and Diamond Association, extends an...
A Promising Look at Pakistan’s Gemstone Industry: Four features – Three Views!
RGNR - Over the past few weeks, we’ve been pleased to discover four short and positive feature stories about Pakistan’s gemstone industry. We’re sharing...
Guatemalan Jadeite Jade – A New Look for an Ancient Treasure
The market for fine Type A jadeite jade, free of any and all treatments and enhancements, is undeniably centered in East Asia. There, buyers...
The Canadian Gemmological Association: Discover Tucson with Duncan Parker
The Canadian Gemmological Association will be hosting Duncan Parker, Vice President, Jewellery Specialist, at Dupuis Fine Jewellery Auctioneers at their monthly webinar.
Parker will be...
Photomicrography: Images from Within
Images by Sammantha Maclachlan - We are playing catch-up this week with Sammantha after Tucson. There are THREE wonderful images that we are posting...
National Association of Jewelry Appraisers: The Challenges of Appraising Antique & Period Jewelry Webinar
The Challenges of Appraising Antique & Period Jewelry Webinar
Saturday, March 15, 2025noon to 4 PM ESTRecording will be available untilMarch 22, 2025 midnight
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