Jeffrey Bilgore Gems and Jewelry Designs
Jeffrey Bilgore is both a prominent gem dealer and an award-winning jewelry designer, and at his AGTA booth we found examples of exotic gems and exquisite jewelry. Among these was one of the most notable cobalt spinel gems we have encountered (figure 1). Displayed between two similarly sized blue sapphires, the unheated spinel was almost indistinguishable from them. A stunning fire opal and Russian demantoid garnet pin with tsavorite garnets and yellow diamonds (figure 2) also caught our attention, a testament to the artistry of Bilgore’s work.
Figure 2. A fire opal and Russian demantoid garnet pin designed and produced by Jeffrey Bilgore. The piece contains five carved fire opal leaves (18.74 carats total), four demantoid garnets (0.40 carats total), seven tsavorite garnets (0.17 carats total), a 0.20 ct pear-shaped Fancy Intense yellow diamond, and five additional yellow round diamonds (0.03 carats total), set in platinum. Photo by Robert Weldon/GIA.
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