{"id":771,"date":"2023-05-02T03:23:03","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T03:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/?p=771"},"modified":"2023-05-09T06:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T06:08:24","slug":"five-majestic-spinels-jewels-from-mongol-to-modern","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/five-majestic-spinels-jewels-from-mongol-to-modern\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Majestic Spinels Jewels &#8211; From Mongol To Modern"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"771\" class=\"elementor elementor-771\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ff429a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9ff429a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-979f204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"979f204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-519677f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"519677f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db89a5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"db89a5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Five Majestic Spinels Jewels \u2013 From Mongol To Modern<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f65b3f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f65b3f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-779\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five.jpg 870w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five-600x138.jpg 600w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five-300x69.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/five-768x177.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c5bf7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c5bf7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Exploring Badakhshan the ancient part of the Timurid Empire, Marco Polo mentioned \u201cfine and valuable Balas Rubies\u201d he could not stop admiring. \u00a0Most probably named after the Barlas tribe who were remnants of the original Mongol army of Genghis Khan.<\/p><p>These colossal rubies were actually spinels, stones that had already been capturing the hearts, imaginations &#8211; and treasuries &#8211; of kings and queens for thousands of years.<\/p><p>Emperors of the ancient Persian Timurid dynasty prized large, high-quality polished spinels for their beauty and their value; they also considered these stones to be protective objects. According to renowned auction house Christie\u2019s, Akbar the Great (1542-1605), the third Mughal emperor, collected spinels and wore them most often directly on the skin as a \u201clife-protector\u201d due to their blood-red color. A legend says that rulers were to wear at least three spinels during battles to protect them from injuries and death. Fortunately for modern historians, emperors would engrave their titles and names on the spinels as a mark of appreciation for the stone\u2019s beauty. If the stone was passed to an heir, the son\u2019s name and title were also engraved.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe565fb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"fe565fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f353152 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"f353152\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4dbbe1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c4dbbe1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Carew_Spinel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-786\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Carew_Spinel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Carew_Spinel-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Carew_Spinel-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aea8084 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"aea8084\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-761719c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"761719c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<b>Carew Spinel.<\/b><\/p><p>Hung on a simple silk cord with a diamond on either side, the 133.5 carat <b>Carew Spinel<\/b> dates from those legendary times. The hefty stone, which is 4 cm tall and 2.3 cm wide, is engraved with the titles of three Moghul emperors (Jahangir (r.1605-27), Shah Jahan (dated 1629-30) and &#8216;Alamgir (Aurangzeb) (dated 1666). It is now in the V&amp;A Museum in London.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4d6a1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0c4d6a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d81f815 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"d81f815\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb46b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5cb46b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mogul_Names_Necklace.jpg-150x150.png\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mogul_Names_Necklace.jpg-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mogul_Names_Necklace.jpg-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Mogul_Names_Necklace.jpg-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff88f28 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"ff88f28\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2683a15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2683a15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Mogul Names Necklace<\/b><\/p><p>With a total weight of an almost unbelievable 1,131.59 carats, the fabulous sold for $5.2 million at a Christie&#8217;s auction in 2011. The necklace has eleven polished red spinels; three are engraved with the names of Moghul emperors. \u00a0The historical value \u2013 as well its large stones \u2013 makes this one of the most important spinel pieces in the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-125878a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"125878a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-930e089 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"930e089\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b861045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b861045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hope_Spinel-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-785\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hope_Spinel-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Hope_Spinel-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65f7c30 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"65f7c30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d85770 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0d85770\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Hope Spinel.<\/b><\/p><p>Most of the world knows about the Hope Diamond; but did you know that there is a <b>Hope Spinel<\/b>? This plum-sized purple giant weighs in at 50.13 carats and is surrounded by diamonds. The octagonal step-cut spinel came into the collection of Henry Philip Hope in the 1800s, along with the Hope Diamond and other precious jewels. Designated an \u201cexceptional treasure\u201d by the Swiss Gemological Institute, the stone was auctioned for $1.4 million following a global bidding war.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf9d964 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"bf9d964\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-234f6e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"234f6e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ce979 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"98ce979\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Royal_Mace_of_Iran-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-784\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Royal_Mace_of_Iran-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Royal_Mace_of_Iran-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e08e52e e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"e08e52e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a86c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a86c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And the<b> Royal Mace of Iran, <\/b>from the 16th century Safavid dynasty is just one of the many magnificent pieces in the lavish and extremely valuable Iranian Crown Jewel collection. The Mace is 2.4 feet long and encrusted with diamonds and spinels. The six lustrous spinels at the top of the Mace are 40 carats apiece. \u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27f9915 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"27f9915\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fc915d e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"2fc915d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-99a1472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"99a1472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/inferno-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-796\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/inferno-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/inferno-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/gemcal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/inferno-1-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4295dc0 e-con-full e-flex e-con\" data-id=\"4295dc0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;full&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e06190 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4e06190\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>James de Givenchy &amp; Inferno Spinel.<\/b><\/p><p>In more recent times, contemporary designers like David Yurman and James de Givenchy have created spinel jewelry that ranges from understated to extravagant. In particular, De Givenchy &#8211; the nephew of fashion designer Hubert de Givenchy \u2013 is renowned for his use of spinels, especially in his collection for Sotheby\u2019s Diamonds: \u201ccut to look \u2018like red mirrors\u2019 \u2014 to attract a new, more daring customer\u201d; he says the spinels are \u201cso much brighter than pav\u00e9 rubies\u201d. Meanwhile, de Givenchy\u2019s spinel rings and bracelets incorporating spinels and mandarin garnets are already collectors\u2019 pieces, while creations such as the <b>Inferno Spinel and Sapphire Ricci Ring <\/b>and the<b> Diamond and Spinel Chrysanthemum Bracelet <\/b>will make any gem lover\u2019s mouth water.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a12bdfc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"a12bdfc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-615707a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"615707a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.christies.com\/lotfinder\/jewelry\/an-imperial-mughal-spinel-necklace-5436541-details.aspx\">http:\/\/www.christies.com\/lotfinder\/jewelry\/an-imperial-mughal-spinel-necklace-5436541-details.aspx<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/news-video\/blogs\/all-blogs\/masterpieces-in-the-making\/2015\/11\/spinel-gemstone-the-great-imposter.html\">http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/news-video\/blogs\/all-blogs\/masterpieces-in-the-making\/2015\/11\/spinel-gemstone-the-great-imposter.html<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/news-video\/slideshows\/2015\/spinel-gemstone-the-great-imposter.html#slideshow\/2015.spinel-gemstone-the-great-imposter\/3\">http:\/\/www.sothebys.com\/en\/news-video\/slideshows\/2015\/spinel-gemstone-the-great-imposter.html#slideshow\/2015.spinel-gemstone-the-great-imposter\/3<\/a><\/p><p><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"5c1wt44Pfu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/observer.com\/2015\/09\/a-historic-arcane-red-gem-makes-auction-history\/\">A Historic Arcane Red Gem Makes Auction History<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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