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Notes from the field, the lecture hall, and the places where high jewellery begins.

Occasional dispatches · Est. 2026

Kehan Li mid-lecture, gesturing in front of a slide titled "How origin, certification, and treatment impact value".
November 2025 · Birmingham · Lecture

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 large collection of natural golden and cream pearls of varying sizes arranged on red silk.
February 2025 · Doha, Qatar · Invited Expert

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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Further dispatches — from trade fairs, research trips, and the quieter corners of the market — will appear here in due course.

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