I'm Kevin Andrew Murphy. I'm a published author and sometimes I use famous gemstones in my stories.

Right now I'm researching the Maximilian and Carlotta diamonds and also Carlotta's crown, as seen in a couple of her portraits.

Do any photographs or paintings exist of the Maximilian and Carlotta diamonds, both the stones and the settings? Also, does anyone know the fate of Carlotta's crown and also possibly details on its manufacture?

Thanks!

Kevin

I wonder if you could advise and help me, I bought the following stones yellow sapphire - 1.04ct, white sapphire - 1.41ct and a catseye - 1.40ct and had them set in a silver bracelet in my own design at LANKA GEM & JEWELLERY EXCHANGE no 40 Ananda Coomaraswamy Mw Colombo - 03, on 15th August 2014.

The bracelet broke twice during my stay and the shop repaired it. However during my flight home to the UK on the 25th September 2014 it broke once again and I lost it. I have contacted the shop and asked them to write me an eveluation certificate which I should have received on purchasing the bracelet but the owner Ifthi Saleem is refusing to do this for me. I have been accused of receiving stolen gems from his shop, which is an absolute lie. The only time I visited the shop was to order or collect the items I bought.

I feel very cross about what has happened and the fact he has treated me in such an unprofessional and shabby way. The shop was recommended to me, I am very disappointed with the shop the the ethics it is run by.

I look forward to hearing from you and any advice you can give. I need to claim for the bracelet on my insurance it cost me £395.

Yours sincerely

Philippa Evans

I wanted to introduce myself. My name is Avner and I am the CEO at Dianer Diamonds. For over 20 years myself and my amazing team of experts have been working on and perfecting diamond enhancement treatments. We now specialize in color enhancements, clarity enhancements and HPHT treated diamonds. I am very proud of the work that we do and the products that we produce. I am happy to answer any questions you may have about specific treatments or clarify any misconceptions you might have about enhanced diamonds.

Looking forward to being a part of the community!

Avner
CEO
Dianer Diamonds

My name is paul and I run a consumer information website at Beyond4cs.com. Dropping by to here to make some friends in the trade as well as to participate in gemological discussions here.

Paul

I have worked in the jewelry industry for several years, mainly in design and creation but also touching on other fields such as marketing and graphic design, mainly related to pearl jewelry but I do also take a great interest in the jewelry industry as a whole. I hope to learn new things about what is going on in the jewelry world here, as well as having interesting discussions with like-minded people and answering any questions people may have about freshwater pearls and the freshwater pearl jewelry industry, which are my strong suits.

Thank you for this forum, I'm looking forward to interacting with everyone

Jessica

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