Gems & Gemology, the quarterly scientific journal of the Gemological Institute of America in its first issue for 2015, takes a journey around the world, exploring the latest sources of colored gemstones, such as blue spinel from Vietnam, amethyst from Morocco and ruby from Mozambique as well as reporting on the progress made by China’s […]
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Sotheby’s New York April 21, 2015, Magnificent Jewels Sale achieved an impressive sale total of US$65.1 million, selling 294 lots out of 368 on offer, working out to 80% by lot and 85% by value. The total sale achieved was a new record for total sales, for a jewelry aucion at the Company’s New York […]
Sotheby’s auction house has announced the holding of its New York Magnificent Jewels spring sale on April 21, 2015, featuring stones and jewels, the auction house states highlights the strength of today’s market. A total of 368 lots will be on offer at the auctions, inluding an array of jewels incorporating rare and exceptional high-quality […]
Christie’s auction house is at the center of a legal dispute involving the sale of the historic “Princie Diamond” a 34.65-carat, pink diamond of Golconda origin, which sold for a staggering US$39.3 million to an anonymous buyer at its New York Magnificent Jewels Sale held on April 16, 2013. The price realized was a new […]
In a press release dated March 5, 2015, Sotheby’s auction house announced the appointment of its Chairman of Jewelry, Europe and the Middle East, veteran auctioneer David Bennett to the newly created position of Worldwide Chairman of Sotheby’s International Jewellery Division. The announcement was made by Daryl Wickstrom, International Managing Director of Sotheby’s Jewellery & […]
According to a newsreport appearing in the Botswana Guardian on February 23, 2015, De Beers Group’s Executive Head of Strategy, Corporate Affairs, Business Development and Technology, Bruce Cleaver, addressing reporters from London, during a teleconference held recently, following the release of preliminary results for 2014 of Anglo American, De Beers’ parent company, said that the […]
The Times of India reported on Sunday, February 22, 2015 the detection of synthetic diamonds for the first time in Surat, the world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing center, on Saturday, February 21, 2015. This is 19 months after the detection of a huge quantity of synthetic diamonds mixed with natural diamonds in Mumbai in […]
The 15th-Biennial ICA Congress in Retrospect The 15th-biennial International Colored Gemstone Association (ICA) Congress was held from May 12-16, 2013 in Changsha, the capital city of the Hunan Province of China, a province rich in minerals and colored gemstones, and was aimed at boosting China’s colored gemstone industry with particular reference to Hunan Province, where […]
In a press release on January 21, 2015, the De Beers Group of Companies announced the 2015 Forward Contract Sales (FCS) programme for its auction sales business. The new programme for the year 2015 has been revised taking into consideration the customer feedback received during the implementation of the FCS programme first launched in 2014. […]
Internet Stones.COM launches state of the art Marketlace (market.internetstones.com). Market Place is a network of shops hosted on the Servers of Internet Stones.COM Media. Any genuine seller can sell on our marketplace. Our market place is for the gemstones, jewellery, handicrafts, minerals, vintage, gemology equipment etc. Marketplace is verified, secured and encrypted by state of […]