﻿{"id":727,"date":"2015-12-12T00:56:00","date_gmt":"2015-12-12T00:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/?guid=38adb83cd6ac6d7cf87f02fbb0dbf270"},"modified":"2015-12-12T00:56:25","modified_gmt":"2015-12-12T00:56:25","slug":"agta-spectrumaward-winners-best-of-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/2015\/12\/12\/agta-spectrumaward-winners-best-of-category\/","title":{"rendered":"#AGTA #SpectrumAward Winners &#8211; Best of&#8230; Category"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: blue; font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;\"><b><i>As you may know, the AGTA Spectrum Award winners have their winning pieces on display at the AGTA GemFair Tucson&#8230;so stop in to see these beauties close up!<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #797878; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype', 'Book Antiqua', Palatino, serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; width: 100%px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestofShowandCarving1st.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestofShowandCarving1st_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" height=\"251\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Best of Show and 1st Place<br \/>Carving<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Allen Kleiman<br \/>A. Kleiman &amp; Co.<br \/>San Francisco, CA<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">Suite of Paraiba Tourmalines (58.07 ctw.) Nautilus shell carvings .<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofColor.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofColor_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Best Use of Color<br \/>Classical<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Bella Campbell<br \/>Campbellian<br \/>Morristown, NJ<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">18K yellow gold earrings featuring blue-green Tourmalines (17.05 ctw.)&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">accented with Emeralds (4.14 ctw.).<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofPearls.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofPearls_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Best Use of Pearls<br \/>Classical<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Naomi Sarna<br \/>Naomi Sarna Designs<br \/>New York, NY<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">Strand of freshwater baroque cultured Pearls with 18K white gold and Diamonds&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">and a freshwater baroque cultured Pearl pendant.<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofPlatinumandColor.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofPlatinumandColor_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Best Use of Platinum and Color<br \/>Evening Wear<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Andrew Costen<br \/>Costen Catbalue<br \/>Vancouver, BC<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">Platinum &#8220;Symphony of Colour&#8221; bracelet featuring a 3.85 ct. green Tourmaline, a 4.88 ct. yellow Zircon, a 4.68 ct. Indicolite Tourmaline and a 3.52 ct. Rubellite Tourmaline accented with Diamonds (.70 ctw.).<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofSilverandColor.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/BestUseofSilverandColor_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Best Use of Silver and Color<br \/>Evening Wear<\/strong><\/em><br \/>William Travis Kukovich<br \/>William Travis Jewelry<br \/>Chapel Hill, NC<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">Oxidized silver and mixed gold pendant&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">featuring a 4.74 ct. brown Diamond accented with rose cut Diamonds (.40 ctw.).<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"left\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\"><\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/EditorsChoice.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/EditorsChoice_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Editors&#8217; Choice<br \/>Business\/Day Wear<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Eclat Jewels<br \/>Eclat Jewels, Inc.<br \/>New York, NY<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">18K yellow gold and enamel cuff featuring a 105 ct. Aquamarine accented with Diamonds.<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"middle\" width=\"11\">\n<div align=\"center\"><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<td colspan=\"2\" valign=\"middle\" width=\"587\">\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/FashionForward.jpg\" style=\"color: #742f8b;\" ><img alt=\"\u201cClick\" border=\"\u201c0\u201d\" src=\"http:\/\/www.agta.org\/awards\/images\/2016\/FashionForward_tn.jpg\" data-pinit=\"registered\" larger.=\"\" see=\"\" to=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\"><em><strong style=\"font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Fashion Forward<br \/>Evening Wear<\/strong><\/em><br \/>Brian Cook<br \/>Nature&#8217;s Geometry<br \/>Tucson, AZ<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">24K yellow gold &#8220;Wheel of Light&#8221; numinous pendant featuring an 825 ct. Quartz,&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\" style=\"padding-top: 0px;\">Paraiba Tourmaline, Hauyn, Ruby, Spessartite Garnet, golden Rutilated Quartz and Fire Agate beads.<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you may know, the AGTA Spectrum Award winners have their winning pieces on display at the AGTA GemFair Tucson&#8230;so stop in to see these beauties close up!Best of Show and 1st PlaceCarvingAllen KleimanA. 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