Feicui (Jadeite) in the UK Market — A Lecture at the University of Birmingham
An afternoon at the University of Birmingham, delivering a lecture on jadeite as part of the Feicui (Jadeite) in Focus programme — and a reminder of why the material still rewards the specialist eye in the Western market.
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A Return to Doha — Natural Pearls and Fabergé at DJWE 2025
A week of invited work at the 20th Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition — examining a remarkable collection of natural pearls and two exquisite Fabergé eggs, in the one city perhaps most deeply bound to the pearl.
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GemGenève and the Geneva Spring Sales — Notes from May 2024
A week between Palexpo and the great auction houses — the 8th edition of GemGenève, Christie’s and Sotheby’s spring Magnificent Jewels sales, and the slow conversations over stones and signed pieces that fill the days in between.
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A Jadeite Mission in South China — Shenzhen, Ruili, Yunnan
From the Shenzhen Jade Institute to the China Collector Association, then on to Ruili on the Myanmar border — tracing a single piece of jadeite from the seam in the rock to the cabinet of the collector, including an examination of imperial-grade material at source.
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