AGTA Spectrum Awards – One more time: Color Champions

Rapaport Magazine - Jennifer Heebner | November 2022 - This year’s AGTA Spectrum & Cutting Edge Awards featured top-notch jewelry talent and exquisite carvings. It’s...

AGTA ePrism Magazine: Dispatches from Afghanistan with Vincent Pardieu

Part I: Lapis in Badakhshan By Gemologist Vincent PardieuEdited by Jennifer Heebner, Editor in Chief Gemologist Vincent Pardieu recently traveled to Afghanistan to see the famous...

Hong Kong’s most impressive high jewellery auctions of 2022 

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Bucherer elevates offering with High Jewellery

Professional Jeweller MagazineRebecca Butler | 25 November 2022 The new High Jewellery collection from Bucherer Fine Jewellery pays tribute to Louise and Wilhelmina – two...

In Conversation with a Lapidary Historian

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Christie’s Vivid Pink: Withdrawn

A Christie’s spokesperson confirms that the “Fancy Vivid Pink Diamond Ring” has been withdrawn from sale in New York on December 6. We have no...

Making an Impression: The Art and Craft of Ancient Engraved Gemstones

Virtual Exhibition Tour Available here belowEmory University, Michael C. Carlos MuseumAtlanta, Georgia, USA According to Emery University, “Making an Impression: The Art and Craft of...
Not Just Another Pocket Stone

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A genuine Munsteiner "pocket stone," cut and polished by Tom Munsteiner. Isn't it interesting that while the gem artist feels this is something you...

We Don’t Want Our Gemstones To Be Like Oil Exported Unrefined – FG

The Federal Government has, for the umpteenth time, warned against exportation of unrefined gemstones or solid minerals. It warned that it is a criminal...

Mysterious Gemstone Found 100 Years Ago In King Tut’s Tomb Likely Formed When A...

Forbes.comDavid Bressan | Contributor(and more below!) On November 4, 1922, a boy accidentally stumbled on a stone that turned out to be the top of...

from Gemworld International: Citrine

2022GemFocus-NovCitrineDownload This feature provided by Gemworld International, Inc., publisher of the GemGuide and Gem Market News.

Magnificent Jewels, Christie’s, December 6

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