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The Lure of American Freshwater Pearls: Revisiting the Latendresse Family

John Latendresse is known as the father of American cultured pearls. He was also a great natural pearl collector and left his family a remarkable natural pearl collection. The Latendresse family is well recognised in the American pearl industry and has long supported GIA pearl research. Come with us to revisit this family and their pearl collection.

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Combine emeralds and gold with the sophisticated design of Cartier and voilà − earrings of timeless beauty. Courtesy of a private collector. Photo by Tino Hammid/Copyright GIA and Tino Hammid
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Leaf Motifs: Timeless Beauty for All Seasons of Jewellery

The humble leaf has captivated jewellery designers for centuries and they’ve transformed it into enduring pieces of beautiful jewellery.

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G-G Spring 2015
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Spring 2015 G&G Examines Blue Spinel, Chinese Jewellery Design and the Latest in Synthetics

G&G Brief presents an overview of the content of the Spring 2015 issue of Gems & Gemology.

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Joseff-Hollywood at Jewelley Camp 2013
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Report from Jewellery Camp 2013

Nearly 80 jewellery professionals and collectors attended the 36th annual Antique Jewellery and Art Conference, which took place Aug. 1–3 in Atlanta.

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The Pearl in the Chicken: Pearl Recipes in Papyrus Holmiensis

Several pearl-in-chicken cleaning experiments are carried out to test the validity of recipes from an ancient Egyptian source.

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Abstracts; Autumn 2009

This article, from the Autumn 2009 issue of Gems & Gemology, is a compilation of abstracts of important gemmology-related articles published outside of Gems & Gemology.

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