Lightning Ridge – ‘Home of Black Opal’, the most highly prized variety in the trinity. The ‘Ridge’ is unrivalled, nearly all of the world’s Black … Read more
Blood Diamonds & Battlers The United Nations General Assembly recognized that conflict diamonds are a crucial factor in prolonging brutal wars in parts of Africa. … Read more
Quintessential Gemstone of Art Nouveau Jewellery The Art Nouveau period occurred during the last two decades of the nineteenth century and into the first two decades of the twentieth century. … Read more
Jewels of fantasy…. Tutti Frutti! Deliciously delectable like tropical fruit! Natures Art: designed to inspire Life….
Australia was very shy of her unique Black Opal until America hallmarked it. Tully C. Wollaston – Opal: The Gem of the Never Never, 1924. One … Read more
Opal & The Russian Masters Both Fabergé of Saint Petersburg and Marchak of Kiev were appointed jewellers to the Imperial court of Russia, they were … Read more
A HISTORY OF JEWELLERY: 1100-1870, Joan Evans, 1970 (2nd Ed.). (Drake’s Sun Jewel c.1579; Mlle Mars) A JOURNEY WITH COLOUR Vol II Part B, A … Read more
A timeline of Opal. From the geological timescale onto human times. From the ancients, through the Middle Ages and to the present day. A summary of key moments for the most phenomenal gemstone.
A CENTURY PLUS OF OPAL PUBLICATIONS, Hans E.R. de Boer, 1994. A CLOSE CALL AT YOWAH, Herman Kreller, 1998. A FIELD GUIDE TO AUSTRALIAN OPAL, … Read more
AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY, The Australian Museum-Quarterly, 1963. AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY, Opal Fossils; Flashes From Lightning Ridge, by Alex Ritchie, Vol.21 No.9, 1985. AUSTRALIAN NATURAL HISTORY, Sea … Read more