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...Take the Gem and Jewelry Museum in Bangkok, run by the Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT)....
...At Carnet, Michelle Ong enlaces a jade bangle with triple hoops and arabesques in a French 18th-century spirit, while a lavender and green gourd-shaped jade pendant/brooch is set with coloured gems in European...
...A Tiffany & Co onyx, enamel, rock crystal, jade and diamond desk timepiece from the 1920s is expected to fetch SFr60,000-SFr100,000 ($67,000-$111,000), while a 1920s Cartier enamel and gem-set vanity case...
...There were French applied arts but also a gem of an 11th- or 12th-century gilt-bronze Buddhist figure of Avalokitesvara, a rare survival from the Dali Kingdom (HK$15mn-HK$20mn)....
...US sanctions against a series of military-linked jade entities in Myanmar, including its chief licenser and regulator Myanmar Gems Enterprise, further crimped supplies....
...Below them are fringed trompe-l’œil wall hangings, seemingly pegged by a thread in front of jade tiles and adorned with ribbons, garlands and flowers — all frescoed — between 3D stucco columns....
...It is distinct from the craft of the lapidary, who is concerned with maximising the sparkle of a gem through faceting....
...The pool, lined in jade-green tiles, is shaded by fan palms in the late afternoons; drinks are served in the covered terrace bar next to it, with its groovy 1930s chairs and tables....
...To encourage this trend, the auction house has worked with the Swiss gem laboratories Gübelin and SSEF to produce standard certification for the imperial green colour jadeite it sells — in the traditional...
...Precious stones are in extensive evidence, from creams infused with jade, pearl and diamonds to massages with hot quartz rocks and opal gems....
...Yu, whose previous mining experience was in jade, points out that green is a significant colour in Chinese culture as it is associated with success....
...“Even in London and Paris there are customers who like the pieces that have a touch of jade,” he says....
...It is the perfect jade green, not too sweet and ever so slightly smoky....
...The US banned three Myanmar gem dealers — Myanmar Ruby Enterprise, Myanmar Imperial Jade Co, and Cancri (Gems and Jewellery) Co — in February....
...White diamonds pay homage to the 1932 collection, while a palette of golden-toned gems – yellow sapphires, yellow diamonds, gems with nuances of orange – represent the amber perfume....
...and white diamonds against matte, opaque black jade....
...(Start voice controls) Carrie Jade Williams was diagnosed with Huntington’s disease — a rare degenerative disorder with no cure and very few treatments — in her early 30s....
...The UN said the MEHL and MEC were involved in the mining of jade and rubies, the majority of the world’s supply of which originates from Myanmar, and called on consumers to avoid gems produced, sold, or...
...After deep cleansing, massage using Jade stones, an antioxidant mask and a shoulder massage to balance Chi flow according to Chinese medicine, my face looked brighter and more defined....
...These fantasy territories, one fragile, the other extinct, are realised with painstaking mental and manual attention — Avery’s drawings are standalone gems; Daly’s faux-ancient remnants in metal and stone...
...My favourites are from the Danish store Flying Tiger: they come in a jade green that looks beautiful against our blue dining-room walls....
...Stone Bottle Stopper by Aerin, $150 With a zinc base and jade stone set into the top....
...Geneva-based jeweller Chopard teamed up with Chinese couturier Guo Pei to create 43 one-off dresses matched with 18 unique gems....
...Instead of Ms Page Allies’ rare and expensive semi-precious gemstones (a term she is not fond of), demand grew for diamonds and fine jade....
...Pair of dragon brooches This gem, called the Tale of Two Dragons, is fashioned from a Qianlong period (1735-96) jade belt hook that Mr Chan has spliced in two....
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