{"id":1891,"date":"2015-02-28T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/?guid=89e9b76efea6a1b7615c17481a30f4dc"},"modified":"2015-02-28T18:00:02","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T18:00:02","slug":"at-gia-dreher-exhibition-and-talk-with-patrick-dreher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/dailyjewel\/2015\/02\/28\/at-gia-dreher-exhibition-and-talk-with-patrick-dreher\/","title":{"rendered":"At #GIA Dreher Exhibition and Talk With Patrick Dreher"},"content":{"rendered":"
We recently spent an extraordinary evening at the Gemological Institute of America (GIA)…<\/span><\/div>\n


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<\/span>You may have seen my <\/span>announcement recently <\/a>the Patrick Dreher from the <\/span>Gem Carving Dynasty from Germany would be speaking at GIA! …well we didn’t hesitate!<\/span>

<\/span>A Little History<\/b><\/span>

<\/span>The undeniable Gem Carving capital of the world is Idar Oberstein and I think that many of us are aware of several of the Gem Artists and Styles that have come from that region.  Most have heard of the Munsteiner family and in particular Bernd Munsteiner who is the artist behind the Dom Pedro Aquamarine (14 inches tall and weighs 10,363 carats)<\/span> in the Smithsonian…<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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 The Munsteiners have their style of carving\/faceting and other Ateliers in Idar Oberstein focus elsewhere.  With this exhibit, it was interesting to learn the history of one of the few cutters that concentrate in the area of animal figures…and not pieced together figures (though they have created pieced figures) but the House of Dreher’s focus is figures created from a single piece of gem rough.<\/span>

<\/span>Patrick Dreher is the 5th generation carver in his family from a region that is the soul of Gem Cutting and Carving – Idar Oberstein has a 500 year legacy….<\/span>

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The evening started in the Main Lobby at GIA where the Dreher pieces had been beautifully displayed in the cases at the far side of the room, Food and Drink Serving Station behind the Reception Desk and tables filled the center.  <\/span>

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It was a gathering that had attracted some of the most important names in the Industry – these are just a few of the faces I recognized….<\/span><\/p>\n