Indian Garnet

HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) – The late Garnet W. Jex, artist and illustrator, was a man of impeccable detail. Of his 50 watercolors in possession by the Sharpsburg Historical Society, Jex’s detail goes beyond his brushstrokes. Vernell Doyle, society president, points out the notes in the margins of each of his paintings including such information as […]

GARNET VALLEY, Pa. – A gilt-bronze Tibetan Buddha blasted through its $200-$300 estimate to achieve the staggering sum of $200,000 in an online Fine Estates Auction held by Briggs Auction, Inc. The piece, pulled from a PhiladelphiaMain Line estate, generated the most ever paid for a single item offered at Briggs.

NEW YORK – A platinum and diamond necklace with 8.50 carats of Colombian emeralds; a Cartier Art Deco emerald, diamond and platinum ring; and a circa-1900 pin sporting a large apple green demantoid garnet and ruby accents will compete for top-lot status at Jasper52’s Estate Jewelry Auction. It will be conducted on Sunday, May 21, beginning […]