Sotheby’s New York December 7, 2022, Live Magnificent Jewels Sale turned out to be a very successful event, with competitive and deep bidding bringing in a Sales total of US$ 50 million, with 81% of the total of 161 Lots on offer, being sold, propelling Sotheby’s running total of global jewelry sales for the year […]
Category Archives: Gemstones
Gems & Gemology, the quaterly scientific journal of the Gemological Institute of America in its Spring 2021 issue reported the surprising news of the detection of a lab-grown Ruby being filled with Lead glass, a process usually applied to natural rubies using a filling material with a Refractive Index very close to natural rubies, to […]
Christie’s auction house has announced the holding of its New York Magnificent Jewels Spring Sale on Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at their New York Sales Room situated at 20, Rockefeller Plaza New York, starting at 10.00 AM. A total of 212 lots will be on offer at the auctions featuring an array of impressive jewelry […]
The much anticipated Sotheby’s Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels and Jadeite Spring Sale 2018, featuring an array of rare and exceptional jewels is due to take place on Tuesday, April 3rd 2018 at Hall 5, of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. A total of 283 jewels will be on offer at the sale to […]
Sotheby’s London December Fine Jewels Sale is scheduled to take place on December 12, 2017 at their New Bond Street Auction Centre in London. A total of 440 lots will be on offer at the auctions, taking place in two sessions; Lots 1 – 232 being offered in the morning sessions starting at 10.00 AM […]
The Hong Kong International Jewelry Show, the world’s second largest jewelry fair and Asia’s leading jewelry event, organized by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), attained new heights in the year 2013, when it attracted more than 3,300 exhibitors from 49 countries and regions and over 42,000 buyers from 138 countries and regions. The […]
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards was held at the Beverley Hilton Hotel, in Beverley Hills, California, on Sunday, January 12, 2014. Such Star-studded, glittering events, with a worldwide TV audience, while serving its primary purpose of recognizing and bestowing honors on talented actors and actresses in the competitive field of cinema and television, has […]
Two studies conducted in America and the United Kingdom recently, reveal that the demand for diamond jewelry is on the decline in both countries, and in the United Kingdom there is a corresponding increase in demand for jewelry set with colored stones such as sapphires and rubies in combination with diamonds. A study conducted by […]
In conjunction with Marbella Town Council, the organisation behind the Art Natura Malaga culture and leisure complex has unveiled the ‘Marbella’ blue topaz. Its total purity, magnificent colour and exceptional cut make this 8,225-carat specimen the finest gemstone of its kind in the world. At a press conference earlier today, the European Economic Interest Grouping […]
The gemstone, which has been named ‘Malaga’, weighs 20,200 carats and is characterised by its exceptional purity, colour and transparency. The specimen will be displayed at the Art Natura Malaga complex, as well as appearing in travelling exhibitions alongside other exhibits from Royal Collections’ “Special Exhibition Gems” section. Click to enlarge photo Photo above courtesy, […]