*PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIVE LISTING* WE OFFER A VARIETY OF LAB REPORTS, APPRAISALS, LETTERS OF HERITAGE, AND ORIGIN REPORTS FOR ANY JEWELRY RELATED ITEM OR GEMSTONE SOLD THROUGH PROXIBID. MOST APPRAISALS ARE $40 AND INCLUDE 2 COPIES (ONE FOR YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY AND AN ORIGINAL COPY FOR YOURSELF). WE OFFER A DISCOUNT ON MULTIPLE DOCUMENTATION PURCHASES ($3 OFF EACH APPRAISAL WHEN 10 OR MORE ARE PURCHASED). THERE IS A 2-7 BUSINESS DAY HANDLING TIME ON APPRAISALS AND LETTERS OF HERITAGE. LAB REPORTS MAY TAKE UP TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS (VERY UNCOMMON) DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF THE LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND LAB PREMISSES. ALL DOCUMENTATION IS DONE BY OUR ON STAFF GIA CERTIFIED GEMOLOGIST AND JEWELRY EXPERT WHO HAS 8 CERTIFICATIONS AND DIPLOMAS FROM THE GEMOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF AMERICA, AND ANOTHER FROM THE AMERICAN GEM TRADE ASSOCIATION. HE IS AN ACTIVE MEMBER IN THE GIA ALUMNI PROGRAM, AND HAS BEEN FEATURED IN MULTIPLE PUBLICATIONS REGARDING JEWELRY AND GEMSTONES WITH OVER 12 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE JEWELRY INDUSTRY. PLEASE CALL 1-313-670-5666 TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS. WE WILL NEED THE ITEM NUMBER AND LOT TITLE WHEN CALLING. IT IS BEST TO ORDER YOUR APPRAISALS WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE AUCTION CLOSE TO INSURE YOUR ORDER HAS NOT ALREADY SHIPPED. *PLEASE DO NOT BID ON THIS INFORMATIONAL LISTING, WE ARE UNABLE TO REMOVE THE ITEM FROM YOUR AUTOMATED INVOICE AND YOU WILL BE CHARGED THE FINAL SELLING AMOUNT. THIS LISTING IS NOT FOR THE SALE OF ANY DOCUMENTATION, AND A WINNING BID WILL NOT CONSTITUTE AN APPRAISAL OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION FOR THE WINNER. APPRAISALS MUST BE ORDERED OVER THE PHONE. ...more

THIS AUCTION WILL BE COMPRISED OF LOOSE GEMSTONES, ROUGH GEMSTONES, AND GEMSTONE SPECIMENS WHICH WERE CONSIGNED FOR SALE THROUGH A FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN GEMSTONE AND GOLD INVESTMENTS. THEY PRIMARILY DEAL IN GEMSTONES WITH HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AS WELL ARE THE FINEST ULTRA RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES IN THE WORLD. INCLUDED WILL BE VERY EXOTIC AND RARE GEMSTONE SPECIES THAT ARE USUALLY ONLY SOLD BETWEEN GEMOLOGISTS AND GEMSTONE INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS BECAUSE THE GEMSTONE TYPES ARE SO RARE THE PUBLIC ISN'T EVEN AWARE OF THEIR EXISTENCE. ANYBODY INTERESTED IN THE STUDY OF GEMOLOGY, OR WHO IS A RESELLER OR INVESTOR WILL BE SURE TO LOVE THIS AUCTION. THIS AUCTION IS COMPRISED OF GEMSTONES WHICH HOLD SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL VALUE OR HAVE OTHER CHARACTERISTICS MAKING THEM UNIQUE SUCH AS BEING OF EXTREME QUALITY OR RARITY. MANY OF THE GEMSTONES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED OR SALVAGED FROM ANTIQUE/ANCIENT PIECES OF JEWELRY, OR EVEN RECOVERED FROM ARCHEOLOGICAL DIGS. WE WILL LIST ANY SIGNS OF AGING OR DAMAGE WITH ANY GEMSTONE THAT SHOWS THESE NATURAL AND ACCEPTABLE AGE INDICATORS. PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY. IF THE GEMSTONES CONDITION IS LISTED AS "NEW" IT IS A NEWLY FACETED GEMSTONE OR HAS BEEN RECUT FROM AN ANTIQUE MAKING IT HAVE THE EXACT SAME CONDITION AS A NEW GEMSTONE. ANY GEMSTONE WITH SCRATCHES, CHIPS, OR ANY OTHER VISIBLE SIGN OF BEING WORN, OR OLD, WILL BE DISCLOSED. WE WILL ALSO DISCLOSED IF THE STONE IS STILL OF GEM QUALITY AND USABLE IN JEWELRY, AND IF IT NEEDS TO BE RECUT. IF A DESCRIPTION DOES NOT MENTION ANYTHING IN REGARD TO CONDITION IT IS SAFE TO ASSUME THEIR IS NO DAMAGE OR WEAR FOUND ON THE STONE, AND IT IS IN NEW CONDITION. MOST STONES ARE HARD ENOUGH TO STAND THE TEST OF TIME, EVEN IF LEFT OUTSIDE OR BURIED. MANY STONES FROM ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES, OR THAT HAVE BEEN RECOVERED ARE PREFERRED TO BE LEFT IN THEIR ORIGINAL STATE BY COLLECTORS, AND ARE MORE VALUABLE LEFT ORIGINAL. THIS HOLDS TRUE EV EN IF STONES SHOW DAMAGE OR WEAR. ...more

THIS BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF COLOMBIAN EMERALD ROUGH WAS EXCAVATED FROM THE ORINOCO RIVER REGION DURING THE INVESTIGATION OF AN ANCIENT SETTLEMENT CREATED BY THE CARIB PEOPLE OF SOUTH AMERICA (WHO LATER SETTLES IN THE CARIBBEAN). THEY USED EMERALDS AS WELL AS OTHER GEMSTONES AS A FORM OF TRADE/CURRENCY AS WELL AS IN DECORATION AND JEWELRY TO SHOW THEIR WEALTH STATUS. THIS LARGE PIECE OF EMERALD ROUGH WAS NATURALLY POLISHED FROM MILLIONS OF YEARS OF TUMBLING ACROSS RIVER BEDS. THE CARIB PEOPLE WOULD SEARCH THE RIVER FOR THESE NATURALLY POLISHED SPECIMENS. THIS PIECE WHICH WEIGHS 33.28 CARATS WOULD BE THE EQUIVALENT OF A MONTHS PAY TO AN AVERAGE MALE OF THE TIME. THIS SPECIMEN WAS FOUND IN AN INTACT PIECE OF POTTERY WITH OVER 100 OTHER SPECIMENS AND WAS EITHER OWNED BY SOMEBODY EXTREMELY IMPORTANT OR WERE BEING STORED AS AN ANCIENT BANK OF SORTS. THE EMERALD HAS EXCELLENT SATURATED DARK GREEN COLOR AND IS FREE FROM ANY MATRIX OR HOST ROCK, WHICH MAKES THE ENTIRE 33.28 CARATS REAL SOLID UNTREATED NATURAL EMERALD CRYSTAL. THIS INTERESTING SPECIMEN IS NOT BEING SOLD AS A FACETABLE PIECE OF ROUGH BECAUSE THE HISTORICAL VALUE OUTWEIGHS THE POTENTIAL GEM VALUE IF FACETED. BUT, THE STONE IS OF FACET/JEWELRY QUALITY....more

STUNNING PERFECTLY MATCHED PAIR OF ULTRA RARE YELLOW PALASITE GEMSTONES CUT FROM A PALASITE METEORITE. DUE TO THE UNIQUENESS OF EACH CRYSTAL IN PALASITE METEORITES MATCHED PAIRS ARE RARELY FOUND, AND OFTEN COMMAND PRICELSS GEMSTONE SALE PRICES. EACH OF THESE EYE CLEAN GEMSTONES MEASURE 5X5 MM AND THE PAIR HAVE A TOTAL WEIGHT OF EXACTLY 1 CARAT. WE HAVE INCLUDED A PICTURE OF A PALASITE METEORITE (IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE AUCTION, THE WINNER OF THIS LISTING WILL ONLY RECEIVE THE 2 FACETED GEMSTONES) TO SHOW YOU HOW THE METEORITE LOOKS BEFORE BEING CUT. PALASITE METEORITES ARE VERY VALUABLE, AND RARELY FACETED INTO GEMSTONES MAKING PALASITE FACETED GEMSTONES ONE OF THE RAREST GEM TYPES IN THE WORLD. WHILE THE CRYSTALS CAN BE FOUND IN NEARLY ANY COLOR YELLOW AND GREEN ARE THE MOST WELL KNOWN AND RECOGNIZED....more

EXQUISITE FACETED OVAL CUT PARAIBA TOURMALINE WITH COPPER IMPURITIES IN ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AS DESIRED BY GEMOLOGISTS. MEASURES 8X6 MM AND HAS A WEIGHT OF 1.32 CARATS. ULTRA VIVID ICE BLUE COLOR AND EYE CLEAN CLARITY. PARAIBA TOURMALINE IS NORMALLY HEAVILY INCLUDED MAKING A PIECE WITH SUPERB CLARITY SUCH AS THIS EXTREMELY RARE. THIS TOURMALINE MEETS AND SURPASSES ALL OF THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH BY GIA TO BE SOLD AS A REAL PARAIBA INCLUDING BEING MINED FROM THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL, HAVIING COPPER IN ITS CHEMICAL COMPOSITION, HAS A PRIMARILY VIVID BLUE COLOR, AND ALL OTHER VARIABLES WHICH MUST BE CONFIRMED IN ORDER TO BE LABELED A PARAIBA TOURMALINE. WHEN RESEARCHING THIS STONE AND COMPARING PRICES PLEASE BE AWARE OF LESS HONEST SELLERS ADVERTISING PARAIBA TOURMALINE MINED FROM LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE PARAIBA MINE IN BRAZIL. IN ORDER FOR A GEMOLOGIST TO LEGALLY CERTIFY OR APPRAISE A STONE AS PARAIBA TOURMALINE IT MUST ORIGINATE FROM THE PARAIBA MINE SUCH AS THIS ONE HAS....more

NATURAL AND COMPLETELY UNTREATED BLACK STAR SAPPHIRE WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY, JET BLACK COLOR, AND A GOLDEN TONED WELL CENTERED STAR. MEASURES 7X5 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.12 CARATS. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT QUALITY SAPPHIRE, SURE TO IMPRESS ANY COLLECTOR OR GEMOLOGIST. UNTREATED STAR SAPPHIRES ARE EXTREMELY RARE AND VALUABLE MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CUSTOMERS....more

MATCHED PAIR OF AAA QUALITY RUBIES WITH FLAWLESS EYE CLEAN CLARITY, BLINDING FIRE AND LUSTER, AND EXQUISITE BLOOD RED COLOR. THESE ARE SOME OF THE FINEST RUBIES WE HAVE EVER SOLD AND ARE SURE TO COMMAND ATTENTION FROM ANYBODY WHO LOVES GEMSTONES OR JEWELRY. EACH OF THESE AMAZING GEMSTONES MEASURE 6X6 MM WITH A COMBINED WEIGHT OF 2.08 CARATS. BURMA HAS LONG BEEN KNOWN FOR PRODUCING THE WORLDS FINEST RUBIES, UNFORTUNATELY AMERICA HAS A TRADE EMBARGO WITH BURMA THAT RESTRICTS THE IMPORT OF ANY BURMESE GOODS INCLUDING GEMSTONES. THIS HAS MADE THE PRICE OF BURMESE RUBIES SOAR! THIS RUBY WAS IMPORTED AS ROUGH YEARS BEFORE THE TRADE EMBARGO AS AN INVESTMENT GEMSTONE. THIS AND ALL OTHER GEMSTONES WE SELL ARE CONFLICT FREE AND HAVE HAD THE SOURCES VERIFIED. BURMESE RUBIES OF THIS QUALITY ARE NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND AND OFTEN COMMAND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS PER CARAT. PLEASE COMPARE PRICES AND SEE THIS IS A VERY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A BEAUTIFUL AND EXTREMELY VALUABLE NATURAL RUBY FOR A FRACTION OF ITS VALUE....more

VERY RARE AND VALUABLE SAPPHIRE WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND VIVID CORNFLOWER BLUE COLOR WITH VERY LIGHT VIOLET UNDERTONES. MEASURES 4X3 MM WITH A WEIGHT OF 0.26 CARATS. SAPPHIRES MINED FROM THE YOGO GULCH IN MONTANA ARE AMONG THE WORLDS FINEST AND MOST VALUABLE GEMSTONES. WITH WHOLESALE PRICES STARTING AROUND $800 A CARAT AND AS HIGH AS $80,000 A CARAT FOR GEM QUALITY SPECIMENS. YOGO GULCH SAPPHIRES NEVER SHOW COLOR BANDING MAKING THEM EASY TO DISTINGUISH AMONG SAPPHIRES FROM OTHER LOCATIONS. ALSO KNOWN FOR THEIR VIBRANT SOMETIMES EVEN PASTEL BLUE COLORS WHICH OFTEN HAVE A SLIGHT PURPLE OR VIOLET OVERTONE. THE YOGO MINE IS NEARING DEPLETION AND THE COST OF MINING PER YIELD OUTPUT MAKES THE STONES EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE AND NOT PROFITABLE TO MINE. FOR THIS REASON THE MINE HAS NOT BEEN RAN COMMERCIALLY (AT A MAXIMUM OUTPUT) FOR YEARS. MANY GEMOLOGISTS AND THE MAJORITY OF JEWELERS IN THE WORLD MAY GO THEIR WHOLE CAREER NEVER EVEN SEEING ONE OF THESE ULTRA RARE GEMSTONES, AND OWNING ONE PUTS COLLECTORS IN WHOLE NEW CATEGORY OF GEMSTONE ENTHUSIAST SHOWING THEY HAVE AN EDUCATED TASTE IN THE WORLDS FINEST GEMSTONES OUTSIDE OF THE MAIN STREAM POPULAR GEMSTONES OFTEN FOUND AT TRADE SHOWS AND TELEVISION SHOPPING NETWORKS....more

VERY RARE CALIFORNIA MINED MORGANITE (PINK BERYL) WITH EYE CLEAN CLARITY AND PERFECT SATURATED YET VIVID COLOR. MEASURES 7X7 MM IN SIZE WITH A WEIGHT OF 1.25 CARATS. VERY RARE AND VALUABLE GEMSTONE FROM ONE OF THE RAREST LOCALITIES IN THE WORLD!...more