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The Path to Paraiba Now Winds Through Mozambique

Pala’s Jason Stephenson recounts the history of gems in southern Africa and traces the steps of Moussa Konate

Discovery near Kamtonga Village, Taita-Taveta Districts, Kenya

This report, dated May 6, 2009, comes to us from Raja Shah, a fellow member of the International Colored Gemstone Association. The Taita-Taveta Districts (split in 2007) are approximately 200 km. northwest of Mombasa, in Kenya’s southeastern Coast Province. All photos are courtesy Raja Shah.

Got Color?

Interested in selling? Pala is actively buying collections, estates, single rare and colorful gemstones of all varieties.

Collecting & Investing In World-Class Colored Gemstones

Pala International is endowed with some of the industry’s top consultants and specialists in the world of colored gemstones, with 40 years of observing and experiencing the gem and financial markets as they take their course. This article, by Pala’s Jason Stephenson, is a reflection on that experience: a primer on the “pros” in favor of collecting—from the pros.

Your gemstones deserve a professional

Don’t try this at home, kids. Pala International’s resident photographer Mia Dixon is now available on Saturdays for the general public.

Tap or click the picture to send an email to Mia.

The Internal World of Gemstones

This is an ode to Dr. Eduard Gübelin—a pictorial guide to a microscopic world that lets us further appreciate gemstones’ external beauty.

FotogFocus

In this occasional series, we focus on the artists behind the camera. In our fifth installment, we feature American photographer Sarah Oros, whose image of a fossil coral agate is pictured above.

Private Eyes

Gabrièl Mattice celebrates her 20th year with Pala International by allowing us to peek behind the scenes of world-class collecting.

Burma Gem Sales and Statistics

Burma’s many official gem, jade, and pearl sales since 1964 now total roughly $8 billion. Palagems.com has combed the Web for historical data on production, exports, and sales. Updated 9/11/14

Golden Fleece: The Recreation of a Masterpiece

One of the interludes in the story of the famous diamond that would be known as the Hope is its 43-year tour of duty in a remarkable setting commissioned by Louis XV: a ceremonial pendant for the Order of the Golden Fleece.