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What a great find, and well preserved for a Medieval ring. It also shows that the 'toi et moi' fad we're seeing today isn't something new, and lovers have used such rings for eons. There's also another ancient item in this, a pendant with a reliquary in it, possibly with a saint's bone fragments in ...

What a hoot! This one's worth entering to try to win this 24kt golden stick of butter, and for those of you who refuse to use TikTok like me, we can enter via mail so check this out, and go for gold! :mrgreen: Putting on the Ritz: Cracker Company Contest Features Butter-Shaped 24k Gold Bar By Karen ...

Anglo, which is the majority owner of De Beers, turned their noses up at BHP's takeover bid, but this is likely not the last we'll be hearing about this so we'll see what happens. Here's the scoop. ;) Anglo American Rebuffs BHP Takeover Bid By Rob Bates | April 26, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-...

For our Canadian members and those of you who like to travel. ;) Canadian Jewellers Announces 2024 Industry Summit in Toronto By Karen Dybis | April 26, 2024 https://www.jckonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Angela-CJA.jpg "The Canadian Jewellers Association (CJA) will hold its second annual...

She does very nice work with the flowers, and her pieces are lovely but I don't care for the styles with the satellite stones outside the mounting except for the Rose necklace with the heart-shape ruby dangling, and of the rings I like the Gladiolus best. What do you think of them, thumbs up or thum...

Instead of holding the show this fall they decided to skip ahead and have the Intergem show in Idar Oberstein in April of 2025, so mark your calendars if you plan to go, and use the link to access more information. ;) Idar-Oberstein’s Intergem Moves Show Dates April 17, 2024 INTERGEM switches from F...

Petra is having outstanding sales while De Beers remains a bit cautious but optimistic. Here's the scoop from Roskin Gem News Report, and you'll need to use the link to access the sub-links. :) Big Blue Cullinan Diamond: Petra Tender up by 22%! April 17, 2024 https://8x64db.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/w...

From Roskin's Gem News Report, check out this ancient Greek cameo that was found and the love poem that's on it. ;) Talking Ancient Cameos: What Ancient Greek Sounded Like https://8x64db.p3cdn1.secureserver.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/inscribed-gemstone-ancient-greek-credit-Peter-Komjathy-BHMAqui...

This one's from AGTA so you'll have to use the link to read it. :? Don’t Be Fooled by “Chinese Akoyas”—They’re Actually Bead-Nucleated Chinese Freshwater Pearls April 17, 2024 By Eric Yen, Yen’s Jewelry & Accessories https://agta.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/3-3.5mm-768x768.jpg https://agta.or...

Here's the latest on store closures from Rapaport, and they're much higher than they were last year, with mixed reasons for shutting down. Here's how things played out in Q1, with a short video clip at the end of the brief article. ;) US Jewelry Business Closures Rise in First Quarter April 14, 2024...