The discovery of the Fossilized Giant Clam Shell is indeed an extremely rare find. and perhaps as Asiboy has suggested the oldest fossilized Giant Cla...

The main reason for the moderate showing of Gübelin's piece is the relatively cheap material used in the brooch, viz. pink precious coral, Corallium r...

David Webb, founder of David Webb Jewelry was an American jeweler born in Asheville, North Carolina in 1925. Webb was a self-taught jewelry designer, ...

Two Burma sapphire lots appeared at Christie's New York Rockefeller Plaza, Magnificent Jewels Sale, held on April 11, 2001. These lots are 338 and 302...

A stunning 10.02-carat, oval cabochon-cut, Ceylon catseye alexandrite with a strong catseye effect and prominent color change from brownish-green in d...

One of the finest catseye alexandrites with an extraordinary color change and prominent chatoyancy, ever to appear at an auction, was the 23.19-carat,...

A pair of Alexandrite Ear Pendants, set with a 3.21-carat and 3.11-carat, oval-cut, Brazilian alexandrites as centerpiece, with pave-set alexandrite s...

An early 20th-century alexandrite and diamond cluster ring designed around year 1900 appeared at Bonhams London auctions on December 6, 2007. The cent...

Sri Lanka corundum deposits have yielded some exceptional asteriated stones, such as the Rosser Reeves Star Ruby, with its rich-red color and well-def...

A Rare Sapphire and Diamond Ring by David Morris, which was lot 1895 at the Christie's Hong Kong Magnificent Jewels Sale, held on November 27, 2012, w...

Several Ceylon/Sri Lanka blue sapphires featured at the Sotheby's Geneva Magnificent Jewels sale held on November 13, 2013. These lots are Lot 55, Lot...

Other stunning gem-carvings from Idar-Oberstein include the Agate Starfish and Mephisto. The Agate Starfish by Gerd Dreher is carved from a single pie...

The Golden Topaz Sphere, the 2nd Topaz listed on this webpage, weighing a whopping 12,555 carats, with over 1,000 facets is said to have been cut from...