Author Archives: Mr Lareef Samad

The 16th-Biennial ICA Congress due to be held in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for the second time in 26 years, from May 16th-19th, 2015, at the Cinnamon Grand Hotel, Colombo was inaugurated on Saturday, May 17th, 2015 by the Minister of Finance of the Government of Sri Lanka, Honourable Ravi Karunanayake, who represented the President of […]

As predicted Sotheby’s Geneva May 12, 2015, Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale turned out to be a memorable auction for more than one reason. The auction achieved the highest total ever for any jewelry auction of US$160.9 million (CHF149.9 million), exceeding the previous record of US$154.2 million (CHF141.3 million) set at Christie’s Geneva Magnificent […]

A unique modern-looking polished green-stone bracelet made out of the green mineral chlorite, and discovered together with a ring carved out of marble, inside an ancient Siberian cave, known as the Denisova cave, in the Altai Mountain range in 2008, has now been determined by Russian Scientists and Archaeologists to be around 40,000 years old, […]

The 2015 CIBJO Congress held in Salvador, the Capital of the northeastern Brazilian State of Bahia from May 4-6 th, 2015, the first ever to be held in a Latin American country, came to a successful close after three days of fruitful deliberations, culminating with the arrival at a consensus on the controversial subject of […]

Galatea automated systems developed by Israeli entrpreneurs to detect defects and inclusions in rough diamonds, was purchased by Sarine Technologies in 2008, which further perfected the technology from prototype to commercial reality by launching the Galaxy™ system in 2009. The Galaxy™ 1000 is the world’s leading fully automated system for detection and mapping of internal […]

Bonhams London first fine jewelry sale of 2015, held on April 22, 2015, clearly demonstrated an increase in demand for colored gemstones with fierce bidding taking place in the saleroom, on the telephone and online, from buyers across the globe. The auction house had tracked a significant increase in the price-per-carat achieved for colored gemstones […]

Sotheby’s Geneva Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels Sale coming up on May 12, 2015 promises to be an exciting and memorable event going by the impressive array of jewels and jewelry lined up for the auction, led by a historic and exceptional 8.72-carat, cushion brilliant-cut, VS2-clarity, fancy vivid pink diamond mounted on a ring (Lot […]

In a press release dated April 9. 2015, Christie’s has announced the highlights of its Geneva Magnificent Jewels Sale to be held on May 13, 2015. The sale will be led by a late 19th-century historically important antique jewel with royal provenance, known as the ” Maria Christina Royal Devant-de-Corsage,” which was presented as a […]

Christie’s auction house kicks off its spring auction season with the first Magnificent Jewels Sale due to be held at the New York Rockefeller Center on April 14, 2015. A total of 312 lots will be on offer at the auction to be held in two sessions, the morning session featuring lots 1 to 160 […]