April 29, 2013
By Emili Vesilind, Senior Editor
Art Nouveau’s emphasis on flowing lines, femininity, and natural forms is perfectly embodied in this late-19th-century brooch from Parisian jeweler Georges Fouquet.It sold for $154,384—more than...
April 28, 2013
Sunny-Side UpFancy colored sapphires are popular across the board, but if you had to cast a vote for the season’s most popular hue, it would be lemony yellow, with purple and green not far behind—...
April 28, 2013
The U.S. colored stone market continues to move in a positive direction. Dealers are reporting good demand from retail jewelers for stock. This trend was evident at the Tucson gem shows and...
April 21, 2013
1. DiamondsGet out those record books. A 101.73 ct. pear-shape D-flawless will be hitting the block at Christie’s Geneva on May 15, and while its official estimate is $20 million to $30 million, many...
April 16, 2013
By Daniel Ford, Web Editor
The International Colored Gemstone Association has joined the United Nation’s Research Institute on Crime and Justice to develop a mechanism to certify and track colored gemstones from their...
April 8, 2013
By Rob Bates, Senior Editor
Victor Carranza, a colorful and often-controversial figure known as Colombia’s “emerald czar,” died April 4 from cancer, media reports say. He was 77.
March 28, 2013
By Emili Vesilind, Senior Editor
Legendary jewelry firm J.E. Caldwell & Co., founded in Philadelphia in 1839 by metalsmith James Emmott Caldwell, built its name on designs created in the fluid Art Nouveau style. But its Art Deco...
March 28, 2013
Colored stone dealers are expressing increasing optimism about current conditions in the North American market. On the tail of a stronger-than-expected Tucson gem show season, initial reports are...
March 25, 2013
1. MediaThe Super Bowl has always been considered the, um, Super Bowl of ad placements. And yet viewers were surely taken aback when, amid the beer and corn chip commercials, local stations aired a...
March 1, 2013
By Emili Vesilind, Senior Editor
The woman who consigned this sapphire and diamond bracelet, which she inherited from her mother, remembers playing with it as a child. “She called it her mother’s blue bracelet,” says Daphne Lingon,...
