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Week in Photos--February 1, 2015
The first week of February proved to be a busy one within the industry; the AGTA’s GemFair kicked off in Tucson and Jewelers of America announced the winners of its annual CASE Awards.
The annual slate of colored gemstone-centric trade shows took place this week in Tucson. The fairs offer loose gemstones (left) as well as finished jewelry, like this ring by designer Erica Courtney. Read more here.
The first week of February proved to be a busy one within the industry; the AGTA’s GemFair kicked off in Tucson and Jewelers of America announced the winners of its annual CASE Awards.
Meanwhile, auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s released their jewelry sale totals for 2014 while the Gemological Institute of America revealed that it would be hosting a months-long exhibition of intricately carved gemstones. There was also news from Stuller and Antiquorum Auctioneers.
Click through this slideshow to see it all.
The annual slate of colored gemstone-centric trade shows took place this week in Tucson. The fairs offer loose gemstones (left) as well as finished jewelry, like this ring by designer Erica Courtney. Read more here.
Jewelers of America announced the names of the five winners of its CASE Awards, which recognize JA retail members who exhibit excellence in jewelry design. The winners were chosen out of 54 entries by a judging panel of industry experts who all voted based on a specific area of concentration. Read more here.
Antiquorum Auctioneers has announced its foray into the digital marketplace via an online store where customers can bid on, purchase and sell rare and fine timepieces. Called “Antiquorum Online,” the site also will offer clients access to watch specialist Geoffroy Ader. Read more here.
Philippe Mellier, CEO of De Beers Group (left), and Scott Burger, CEO of the Americas for Pandora, both have been named as the guests of honor at Jewelers for Children’s Facets of Hope event this year, which will, as usual, take place in Las Vegas in May. The CEOs will be recognized for assisting the charity in raising funds for children in need. Read more here.
Beginning Feb. 19, the GIA will host a new exhibition at its headquarters in Carlsbad, Calif. that will showcase intricately carved, lifelike gemstone animal sculptures. Called “Generations of Mastery: Carvings by Dreher,” the exhibit is free and open to the public and will run through summer 2015. Read more here.
Stuller announced that its annual Bench Jeweler Workshop will be held March 27 to 29 at the company’s headquarters in Lafayette, La. The three-day event invites jewelers to attend demonstrations and in-depth seminars that cover a variety of relevant and timely topics. Read more here.
Both Sotheby’s and Christie’s released 2014 totals for their jewelry auctions in the past week, the combined sum of which was $1.36 billion. Overall, blue gemstones and colored diamonds scored the strongest results, with multiple new world auction records established throughout the year. Read more here.
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