{"id":104,"date":"2009-11-18T04:06:28","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T09:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/2009\/11\/18\/2010-agta-spectrum-awards%e2%84%a2-cutting-edge-awards-part-2\/"},"modified":"2009-11-18T04:06:28","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T09:06:28","slug":"2010-agta-spectrum-awards%e2%84%a2-cutting-edge-awards-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/2009\/11\/18\/2010-agta-spectrum-awards%e2%84%a2-cutting-edge-awards-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2010 AGTA Spectrum Awards\u2122 &#8211; Cutting Edge Awards Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><\/p>\n<p>Back to the Cutting Edge&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span><\/p>\n<h2><strong><span>2010 AGTA Spectrum Awards\u2122 Collection &#8211; A2 &#8211; Open Category All Other Faceted<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n<div><span><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span>These are the faceted gems in anything other than a &#8220;classic&#8221; cut &#8211; there were some stunners&#8230;like this fabulous Aquamarine from one of my favorite gem cutters&#8230;<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/066c9_2010entry249.jpg\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Entry 249 <\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>David Brackna<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>David A. Brackna Gemcutter <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Germantown, MD<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>24.68 ct. bar cushion-brilliant-cut Aquamarine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span>&#8230;and lots of Paraiba Tourmaline&#8230;<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/066c9_2010entry557.jpg\" style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Entry 557 <\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>Jeffrey Bilgore<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Jeffrey Bilgore LLC <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>New York, NY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><span><span>14.73 ct. round Paraiba Tourmaline.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/44124_2010entry318.jpg\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Entry 318 <\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>Allen Kleiman<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>A. Kleiman &amp; Co.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>3.64 ct. natural oval-shaped Paraiba Tourmaline.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/44124_2010entry539.jpg\" style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Entry 539 <\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>Joseph Ambalu<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Amba Gem Corp <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>New York, NY<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><span><span>16.88 ct. cushion-cut Paraiba Tourmaline.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span>&#8230;and pink lots of hot, hot PINK!!!!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span>Two glorious Rhodocrosite from Ben Kho &#8211; not sure how he is able to get such a precise cut in such a soft stone&#8230;<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/05130_2010entry254.jpg\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Entry 254 <\/span><\/span><strong><span><span>Ben Kho<\/span><\/span><\/strong><span><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Kho International, Ltd. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span>Decatur, GA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span><span><\/span><\/span><span><span>11.48 ct. antique cushion-cut Rhodochrosite.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/05130_2010entry255.jpg\" style=\"float:right;margin:0 0 10px 10px;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span>Entry 255 <\/span><strong><span>Ben Kho<\/span><\/strong><span> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span>Kho International, Ltd. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span>Decatur, GA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><span>16.02 ct. fantasy cushion-cut Rhodochrosite<\/span><\/span><span><span>.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span>&#8230;and the category WINNER!<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><b><span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><img src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/daefb_2010entry316.jpg\" style=\"float:left;margin:0 10px 10px 0;width: 200px;height: 150px\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><b><span><br \/><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><b><span><span>Entry 316 Allen Kleiman <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><b><span><span>A. Kleiman &amp; Co. <\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><b><span><span>San Francisco, CA<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><b><span><span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span><b><span>10.78 ct. natural heart-shaped red Spin<\/span><\/b><\/span><span><b><span>el.<\/span><\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span><span><span><br \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/tucsongemshow.userblogs.ganoksin.coms\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/93111_4875325186336119095-3555313002904740788?l=tucsongemshow.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to the Cutting Edge&#8230; 2010 AGTA Spectrum Awards\u2122 Collection &#8211; A2 &#8211; Open Category All Other Faceted These are the faceted gems in anything other than a &#8220;classic&#8221; cut &#8211; there were some stunners&#8230;like this fabulous Aquamarine from one of my favorite gem cutters&#8230; Entry 249 David Brackna David A. Brackna Gemcutter Germantown, MD [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":102,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/102"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/userblogs.ganoksin.com\/tucsongemshow\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}