The 16.64-carat purple pearl was expected to sell for up to $35,000 Wednesday and lead the Lapidary Works of Art, Gemstones and Minerals auction.
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The new hire will collaborate with Ripka on all design aspects and appear alongside her on QVC.
Clients can now submit round D to Z melee-size diamonds for analysis and color sorting to the Gemological Institute of America.
Partnership Africa Canada alleges in a new report that conflict diamonds from the Central African Republic are reaching international markets via Cameroon.

Amazon has unveiled a grocery store without checkout lines, while Rent the Runway has opened a flagship location.
Stuller hired Doug Menefee to be responsible for the Gemvision and TDM Solutions’ development and support teams, while Borsheims and MJSA announced personnel additions as well.
Sally Morrison has been named managing director of jewelry for the World Gold Council and now will be responsible for the organization’s jewelry operations worldwide.
Patrick Dorsey, who has been the general counsel and secretary at Tiffany & Co. for the past 29 years, is retiring. His last day will be May 22.
Signet Jewelers Ltd. has promoted Denise Shaffer to the newly created role of treasurer, the company announced Tuesday.
National Public Radio recently considered the lab-grown diamond market in a segment on its flagship news program, “All Things Considered.”
The owners of Long Island’s Mayfair Jewelers are leasing a 3,000-square-foot space near their store for private appointments and extra-special events. Editor-in-Chief Michelle Graff reports.

From gems to sales, here’s a collection of books you can gift to your boss, staff or jewelry industry friends, specially curated for you by National Jeweler.

The definitive guide to what’s hot in hoop earrings right now.

Designer Rosanne Karmes helped pioneer the modern dainty fine jewelry movement; now she’s commemorating her best sellers in a new anniversary collection.

An update on how many jewelry businesses called it quits in Q3 and a story on Tiffany’s holiday window displays were among the most-read stories on National Jeweler last week.

The Brooklyn-based brand is creating custom jewelry to hold a loved one’s ashes, minus the macabre aesthetic of memento mori.
At its annual board meeting, the Gemological Institute of America appointed the former president of the Jewelers Board of Trade as the new board chair.

Dissatisfied because your “throw-it-at-the-wall-and-see-if-it-sticks” approach to marketing isn’t working? Try this five-part plan from Jim Ackerman instead.

A dozen retailers shared with National Jeweler their weekend results, thoughts on the election and predictions for the holiday season ahead.
The organization will hold a series of education sessions during the upcoming American Gem Trade Association GemFair.

Today’s greatest living jeweler straddles the line between fine art and high jewelry.

It’s the first branded shop-in-shop for the Chinese jewelry mega-retailer.

The Accredited Gemologists Association has chosen the project manager of cut research at the GIA’s Carlsbad laboratory as the recipient of the 2017 Antonio C. Bonanno Award for Excellence in Gemology.

See National Jeweler’s top five most-read stories last week.

One Ohio jeweler is offering a luxury package for the holidays that includes a 16-carat, $1 million Forevermark diamond and a 2017 Mercedes Benz S550 Cabriolet.


















