Lab created or simulated gemstones

Lab Created is used to describe “synthetic” materials that duplicate the properties of the natural gemstone it imitates. They have the exact same optical, physical and chemical properties as a natural stone so it is almost impossible to tell the difference. Even by a gemologist, it is very difficult to identify by the naked eye [...]

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Handcrafted Baroque Jewelry

Baroque—the dictionary defines baroque as a French word meaning “irregular in shape”. The Baroque stone, with which we are concerned here, is a natural shaped stone, highly polished. It has no regular or special shape, no perfect or flat sides and no sharp angles. Some of the 17th century furniture was so named because of [...]

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