Australian Opal Awards: Deadline Approaches!
The prestigious Australian Opal Awards are fast approaching, providing a platform for talented jewellers and carvers to gain national recognition for excellence in opal...
Grizzly Zambian Emeralds Announces Another Strong Auction
"I am pleased and proud to announce that this has been another strong auction for Grizzly," says Grizzly's chairman, Abdoulaye Ndiaye. "Our medium and...
Christie’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Highlights – the Regent Kashmir, Jadeite & More
Christie’s Hong Kong held its highly anticipated Magnificent Jewels spring live auction on May 27 at The Henderson. The sale featured over 100 lots...
Fishing for Inspiration: Singapore Vogue Dives In
The sea is this year’s leading inspiration for jewellers
The endless seas are the great creative frontier in jewellery today, inspiring numerous high jewellery collections...
Sotheby’s High Jewelry: Red Diamonds, Vanderbilt Jewels, Graff, Winston, & More!
Sotheby’s June New York High Jewelry auction presents a standout selection of exceptional gemstones and important pieces from renowned collections.
Highlights include a rare 9.60-carat...
A Great Night for the Big Four: Christie’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels Auction Results
With total sales exceeding 60 million Swiss Francs (over $70 million), Christie’s Magnificent Jewels auction at the Four Seasons Hotel des Bergues in Geneva...
The Spectacular High Jewelry Auction: Sotheby’s Geneva Results
Feeling the need to break away from the pack (or at least from its closest rival, Christie's) Sotheby's has changed the name of it's...
Phillips – The Geneva Jewels Auction: IV
The Phillips Geneva Jewels auction, LIVE on May 12, 2025, has the potential to be an outstanding sale, featuring 144 lots of exciting jewels!
We've...
Sotheby’s Hong Kong High Jewelry: the Headliners Did Not Sell
On Friday April 15th, the Sotheby's Hong Kong Fine Jewelry Auction hammered out several beautiful and notable pieces to spotlight in the Roskin Gem...
Anthill Garnet: The Pyrope Unearthed with the Help of Insects!
Gemstone mining is anything but an easy task. But for one small group of hardworking insects, finding and moving gem material is simply a...
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...
Photomicrography: Images from Within
Photomicrography: Images from Within
Images by Sammantha Maclachlan
Sammantha Maclachlan FGA DGA FIRV MJVA AJP PJDIP CPAA - JVA Registered Valuer®️
Winner of the Gordon Ness trophy...
