All the Imperial/Precious Topaz below is from the world famous Ouro Preto Mine in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
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| We were fortunate to find such a nice precision faceted 6.53ct Natural Imperial Pink Topaz (Certed!) originally mined in Ouro Preto decades ago. The cutter of this piece is a Well-Known Multi-Award Winning Cutter whose work is in museums. Pink Topaz of any size is quite rare and this is considered to be a large one! Clean, properly faceted, high polish all mean that this is an important gemstone! (ggc-24b-01) $16,325 This is only $2500/ct, which was the price of a 5.02ct Pink Topaz in one of the main Tucson Gem and Mineral Shows in 2018, and that was in 2018 and for a smaller gemstone!!!) |
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| One has to be very lucky to encounter a Fine Quality Colored Ouro Preto IMPERIAL Topaz now. Large pieces just don't exist. Very rare to find larger crystals and typically they are far from clean and therefore, they are more mineral specimens and not for cutting gemstones. However, some larger crystals might have a section of clarity in the center and that was the case of this piece. It was purchased by a friend/associate of ours decades ago and he found a clean section that allowed him to facet this almost 20ct gem! The cutter is known as being a Multi-Award Winner, winning another prestigious award just this year from AGTA for his entry into the Cutting Edge Awards Competition. His work is also on display in a museum in Tucson. This 19.45ct Pear Shaped Imperial Topaz is entirely clean and has been precision faceted by the cutter; perfection in cutting and the polish only enhances this gem as the facets act as mirrors and reflects light on the surface while light is reflected internally! In Tucson 2024, with dealers from around the world, the owner of All That Glitters walked all the shows looking for anything equivalent in this size. Only one gemstone of 18.84ct was found; the next closest was 14.94cts. The 18.84ct (shown further below), had a lighter color. The prices were actually displayed along with these gems - our price on the All That Glitters Website is essentially the price offered to the trade for the less expensive color of the 18.84ct seen. We would expect a markup to be between 50-100% in a retail store, therefore, expect the price to be approximately $1945/ct up to perhaps as high as $2594/ct. We have a low price of Only $1297/ct on this massively large Ouro Preto Imperial Topaz which is what one could possibly expect of a wholesale/trade price if one could find a similarly colored gem of this size - and don't forget the fine expert cutting of this piece too! (ggc-24a-04) $25233 |
| This piece is an important gemstone so we wanted this certed for the trade as well as the public. Not only did we have this gem certed, we also paid far more money for the more costly certification from AGL which is their Prestige Report! |
Below is a photo obtained of a Topaz of a similar size, but the color isn't as orange as ours. This was the price offered to the trade
at the wholesale show in Tucson 2024 - in the entire show, we only saw this piece that approached the size of our big 19+ct!
Note that the price shown seems to be a decent price as smaller gems of the same color were not much less per carat...
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| A 3.43ct Imperial Topaz from Ouro Preto. The price of fine Topaz has gone up over the past few years. It is difficult to find quality rough. This is a real beauty having the hint of peach, some pink and orange body color, and it is a nice shape for a ring or pendant. (bzmgm-24-01) $5145 |
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| 40.48ct Marquise Shaped Ukrainian Natural Topaz - Orange to Smoky Orange depending on available lights. We were extremely lucky to find
two pieces of Ukrainian Brandy to Smoky Orange to Orange Colored Topaz Rough which one of our Specialty Cutters faceted and created this unique Marquise shape - not
far from an oval and at first glance it does indeed look like an oval. This is a large gemstone for an Orangy Topaz. This material is known as coming from this one area of the world
and this Topaz is known to change color to blue while the crystal is growing,
and therefore, you will frequently see this material faceted in emerald cuts where part of the gemstone is a very light
blue and the other half is this unique pleasing color. These Bicolored Topaz tends to be in large sizes as the blue is very light so the larger/deeper the stone, the more noticeable the blue.
We encountered this material being sold by a Ukrainian and just had to have both pieces that were available - one of the reasons was that there was an example of this color of Topaz faceted and we thought
the color, the size and polish were all attractive and definitely desired to have our cutters work their magic on this available rough. We have never had this color of Topaz in our inventory during our numerous decades in business.
This was a must have! Also, at this time, supporting those in the Ukraine was also a consideration. There are some very small inclusions (pinpoints) but they are so small and the stone is exceptionally large
and therefore really has no affect on the brillance, the gem or the price! (mnrlks-24-01b) $3238
hough this material did not originate in another famous deposit of orangy Topaz (Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil), it also doesn’t have the price of over $1000/ct wholesale associated with a fine orange gem weighing about 19ct from this locality, which we were seeking and did indeed find only one within all the thousands of dealers at the Tucson Show in 2024. We got a great yield/return from the rough to this faceted gem – this color shifting gem is selling at only $80/ct, which is about what the trade price was in Tucson as seen with the one dealer we encountered that had this very special material available in a few pieces of rough as well as one faceted gem. Yes, we saw the faceted gem and had to buy two pieces of rough to have our specialty cutter perform magic and create the two faceted gemstones we currently have and are offering! (We thought the color was unique and beautiful and this material takes a high polish. Just had to have this material in the All That Glitters Collection!) |
| GIA recently published an article of this very Topaz location in the Ukraine. You can see the color of the above Topaz in some of the photos showing the bicolor nature of this
deposit, being a light blue and typically this light orangy sherry color. In the case of our gemstones, the rough was all orangy vs. having blue, and you can see that the saturation of
our gemstones is superior to the light versions shown in the photos. Read the GIA article below and View the Photos - as noted, this material is in demand and this color is not commonly seen -
in fact, there was only one dealer that had the rough and a faceted gemstone of this color available in all of those dealers we visited
at the Tucson Show in 2024.
Ukrainian Pegmatitic Heliodor and Topaz |
| Below is a screen grab of an an orangy topaz sold at auction in 2024 by a well-knmown aucton house, where we have also sold a number of our items, where they actually sold for far more than the original asking price on our website!. This is described as having a GIA cert, with the following description: "Stone is clean and displays very minor nicks on pavilion and minute surface reaching inclusion on girdle." This sold for $625 - The commission paid by the successful high bidder, was 30%, so the gemstone cost $813 in total, not including shipping/insurance. The total price per carat would be approximately $165/ct when one calculates the total paid and the carat weight. Since this is a smaller gemstone, a larger gemstone of this same species would be far more per carat due to rarity of finding the rough and is a general rule of thumb for natural and less common gemstone species. We can guarantee that the cutting of the All That Glitters gemstone above is far superior to this one sold at auction and we believe the color of our gemstone is better; it also possess an interesting color shift depending on light/wavelengths available. That being said, we have this at about 50% less than this auction item! As always, we try to purchase as close to the source of the rough as possible and our goal is to be able to offer gemstones at below wholesale prices, at wholesale prices or between wholesale and retail prices for those difficult to obtain pieces where we sometimes have to pay more to obtain what we desire. Another All That Glitters Bargain! |
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| 48.20ct Lively Ukrainian Topaz (Oval) - Orange to Smoky Orange depending on lighting. Very similar to the above gemstone in all ways - just a few carats larger and in an oval shape.
We were extremely lucky to find two pieces of Ukrainian Brandy to Smoky Orange to Orange Colored Topaz Rough which one of our Specialty Cutters faceted to create this stunning oval.
This is a large gemstone for an Orangy Topaz. This material is known as coming from this one area of the world and this Topaz is known to change color to blue while the crystal is growing,
and therefore, you will frequently see this material faceted in emerald cuts where part of the gemstone is a very light
blue and the other half is this unique pleasing color. These Bicolored Topaz tends to be in large sizes as the blue is very light so the larger/deeper the stone, the more noticeable the blue.
We encountered this material being sold by a Ukrainian and just had to have both pieces that were available - one of the reasons was that there was an example of this color of Topaz faceted and we thought
the color, the size and polish were all attractive and definitely desired to have our cutters work their magic on this available rough. We have never had this color of Topaz in our inventory during our numerous decades in business.
This was a must have! Also, at this time, supporting those in the Ukraine was also a consideration. There are some very small inclusions (pinpoints) but they are so small and the stone is exceptionally large
and therefore really has no affect on the brillance, the gem or the price! (mnrlks-24-01a) $3856
Though this material did not originate in another famous deposit of orangy Topaz (Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil), it also doesn’t have the price of over $1000/ct wholesale associated with a fine orange gem weighing about 19ct from this locality, which we were seeking and did indeed find only one within all the thousands of dealers at the Tucson Show in 2024. We got a great yield/return from the rough to this faceted gem – this color shifting gem is selling at only $80/ct, which is about what the trade price was in Tucson as seen with the one dealer we encountered that had this very special material available in a few pieces of rough as well as one faceted gem. Yes, we saw the faceted gem and had to buy two pieces of rough to have our specialty cutter perform magic and create the two faceted gemstones we currently have and are offering! (We thought the color was unique and beautiful and this material takes a high polish. Just had to have this material in the All That Glitters Collection!) |
| GIA recently published an article of this very Topaz location in the Ukraine. You can see the color of the above Topaz in some of the photos showing the bicolor nature of this
deposit, being a light blue and typically this light orangy sherry color. In the case of our gemstones, the rough was all orangy vs. having blue, and you can see that the saturation of
our gemstones is superior to the light versions shown in the photos. Read the GIA article below and View the Photos - as noted, this material is in demand and this color is not commonly seen -
in fact, there was only one dealer that had the rough and a faceted gemstone of this color available in all of those dealers we visited
at the Tucson Show in 2024.
Ukrainian Pegmatitic Heliodor and Topaz |
| Below is a screen grab of an an orangy topaz sold at auction in 2024 by a well-knmown aucton house, where we have also sold a number of our items, where they actually sold for far more than the original asking price on our website!. This is described as having a GIA cert, with the following description: "Stone is clean and displays very minor nicks on pavilion and minute surface reaching inclusion on girdle." This sold for $625 - The commission paid by the successful high bidder, was 30%, so the gemstone cost $813 in total, not including shipping/insurance. The total price per carat would be approximately $165/ct when one calculates the total paid and the carat weight. Since this is a smaller gemstone, a larger gemstone of this same species would be far more per carat due to rarity of finding the rough and is a general rule of thumb for natural and less common gemstone species. We can guarantee that the cutting of the All That Glitters gemstone above is far superior to this one sold at auction and we believe the color of our gemstone is better; it also possess an interesting color shift depending on light/wavelengths available. That being said, we have this at about 50% less than this auction item! As always, we try to purchase as close to the source of the rough as possible and our goal is to be able to offer gemstones at below wholesale prices, at wholesale prices or between wholesale and retail prices for those difficult to obtain pieces where we sometimes have to pay more to obtain what we desire. Another All That Glitters Bargain! |
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| A Precious Topaz from the major and most important deposit for Precious/Imperial Topaz - Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
This bright golden yellow oval weighs 2.93cts and measures approx 8x10mm. A lively brilliant gemstone that is clean.
The November Birthstone! The fine material only comes from this one location in the world and that is in the vicinity of
Ouro Preto. The town is known for its churches and is part of UNESCO. This would make a wonderful pendant or ring and
since it is a calibrated size, it will easily fit into a ring mounting with an 8x10mm Oval opening, saving you money
in the setting! You can also use the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase to find a setting or modify one to create your
very own ring/design should you chose to go that route. (ramcam-23-01b) $1100
Note that the image of the pendant below is of a similar Topaz, purchased at the same time as this one for sale, and the customer used the All That Glitters Jewelers Showcase to set it into a 14kt Yellow Gold Pendant with a 10pt SI1/SI2 G/H Diamond at the top! You can do the same or design anything you want using our services. |
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"Fall in New England", Inspired by the Changing Leaves and the Masterful Color Display in Nature.
A Collaboration in Gems, Design, Precious Metal: All That Glitters/Katzenbach Designs 4.30ct Flame Shaped Red-Orange Topaz, Ouro Preto (Minas Gerais, Brasil); AGTA - N (Topaz includes variations of Orange, Red, Peach and Melon and is Accented/Enhanced by the Autumnal Colors of the Sapphire Suite) 131 Round Red/Orange/Yellow Sapphire Suite weighing a total of 3.27cts; ATGA - H 18kt Royal Yellow Gold Comes with an 18" Black Leather Cord with 14kt Lobster Claw Clasp (multi-wired gold chain was damaged in the Spectrum Award judging) One of the many entries into the AGTA Spectrum Awards Contest - 2018! Price Available Upon Request |
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| This began as a 35+ct Ouro Preto (Minas, Gerais, Brasil) doubly terminated Topaz crystal. The resulting faceted
gemstone weighs 5.46cts. Faceted by our newest cutter, who created the v-grooves by hand. Color is a light apricot
or peach, with some darker variation depending on how the gemstone is oriented. (ewlap-15-01) $7508
We posted this Topaz on Facebook to show off the color and cutting, and it was shared among a number of individuals as well as groups. The following are just a few comments: Awesome!; I see spun honey!!!; Gorgeous honey color; One of a kind... honeycomb full of honey. Someone in the know will probably pick this up for their collection or a piece of jewelry - won't last long! |
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| More Gems from the Vault - 40+ years old! Priced to Move at mid-1980s Pricing... |
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| Topaz Parcel (Ouro Preto, Brasil) (gem-31-12) 2.59cts - $440 |
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| Imperial Topaz 1.39ct Oval (tpz-06-01) $549 |
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| 1.36ct Oval Imperial/Precious Topaz (ncco-91-02) $549 |
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Note: Magnification and bright lighting is required to photograph gemstones. Some inclusions may be visible under these circumstances. You are viewing photographs as if you were using a loupe or microscope - not your unaided eye. Under normal conditions, these inclusions may not be visible.
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