Last seen: Nov 14, 2016
Welcome guys! it's nice to be back after a long break. I just came across two Kashmir sapphires that featured at Sotheby's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewel...
It appears that two Kashmir sapphires had broken the world record for price-per-carat, one after another at the same auction ! It's indeed an incredib...
Sorry Philippa Evans to hear about your bitter experiences and disappointment in dealing with a jewelry store in Sri Lanka. Wonder if the store is acc...
Thanks shah for taking all the trouble to fish out more interesting plant and animal motif jewelry from Christie's Geneva May 2009 auctions. The image...
A short description of the above brooches are given below :- Lot 8 - The Diamond Bird Brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels is modelled as a pavé-set diam...
Apart from Lot 38, titled A Pair of Gem Set Lion Brooches, by Van Cleef & Arpels that appeared at Christie's "Jewels : The London Sale" held on J...
The images of the two sapphires uploaded by shah - the 28.28-carat, cushion-cut, Ceylon sapphire and the 71.54-carat, cushion-cut, Ceylon sapphire - c...
More alexandrites featured at various Bonhams auctions. A 6.59-carat, cushion-cut, brazilian alexandrite mounted on a platinum ring, flanked on either...
Several alexandrites have also appeared at Bonhams auctions held at auction centers around the world, such as Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong etc. A 29...
Ceylon/Sri Lanka is the most ancient source of rubies and sapphires in the world. According to Sir Emerson Tennent King Solomon, is believed to have s...
Bernd Munsteiner was not only an accomplished gem sculptor from Idar-Oberstein, but also a master-cutter of gemstones. He invented the "fantasy cut" t...
Two lots containing blue sapphires performed quite well at the Sotheby's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels & Jadeite Spring Sale 2014, held on April 7,...
The most stunning pieces in the Michael Scott Collection are without any doubt the numerous carvings and sculptures which he acquired from the renowne...
Sotheby's Geneva Magnificent Jewels Sale held on May 14, 2013, featured seven blue sapphires from the main sources countries Ceylon,Burma and Kashmir,...