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The house writes about what it knows: the science of gemstones, the meaning of provenance, the craft of collecting. No marketing; education is the credential.
Gemmology · 7 minute readHow to Read a Gübelin ReportA gemmological report is the closest thing a gemstone has to a biography. Here is how to read one, line by line, using the document behind the Star of Genesis.Read the essay →
Phenomena · 6 minThe Six-Rayed Star: Understanding AsterismWhy a handful of sapphires carry a living star across their surface, the geology, the optics and the lapidary's irreversible decision.Phenomena · 5 minBlue by Day, Violet by Night: The Colour Change PhenomenonA small class of gemstones refuses to hold a single colour. The science of why light rewrites them, and why collectors prize the trait so highly.Provenance · 6 minWhy Origin Matters: Burma, Kashmir, CeylonTwo sapphires of identical colour can differ several times over in value. The difference is geography, and the reasons are better than snobbery.Collecting · 8 minA Collector's Grammar of Coloured GemstonesDiamonds are graded; coloured stones are judged. The vocabulary a new collector needs before the first serious acquisition.Gemmology · 6 minIcy, Lavender, Imperial: A Grammar of JadeiteThe East's supreme gemstone is judged by a vocabulary all its own. Colour, water, texture, and the one question that precedes them all.The House · 5 minFrom Singapore to Hong Kong: The Genesis StoryA private collection becomes a house; a house crosses the South China Sea. The short history of Genesis Global, told plainly.
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