Tsavorite is a deep vivid green colored garnet. It was discovered in Tsavo National Park, Kenya, in 1967 by Campbell Bridges, and was introduced to the world in the 1970's. Tiffany and Companies Henry Platt was the first to name the stone Tsavorite garnet! Featured here is our discovery of a 2 carat stone! Stones this size are incredibly hard to find.
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Pulled from our vault! An 10+ carat Old European cut diamond! Prior to the patenting of the first, steam-driven bruting machine in 1874, diamond cutters took an octahedron--the most common shape for gem diamonds which consists of two four-sided pyramids attached base-to-base--and manually rounded off the corners to create a cushion-shaped stone as round as they could get it. They then faceted the diamond from what was left, creating what today is known as an old mine cut. From there the rounder stones became known as the Old European cut
I started admiring the work of my father as a young child in his office. I started looking at coins, which quickly turned into gemstones. Those first stones I saw created a passion the took me through school to become an avid collection and dealer in some of the finest gemstones in the world.
Newly acquired tigers eye quartz rough has arrived from overseas! We will fashion some into jewelry, and some into special object d' art! Stay tuned!
In the coming weeks we will be updating our website featuring pieces that have been stored in our vault. Some have not been seen in over 40 years :) Stay tuned!
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