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Clara Gesteira

A Guide to Gemstone Faceting Styles

A comprehensive guide to Gemstone Cutting Styles

The ancient craft of gemstone faceting trails back to 14th century Europe, when lapidaries noticed the potential for gemstones to reflect and refract light. That was the moment they began employing precise geometry in the cutting of various facet arrangements.…

A Guide to Birthstones

Birthstones coloured gemstones

The folklore surrounding the designation of gems by the month of one’s birth has been around for many years. Notwithstanding the fact that this notion dates back to ancient times, the actual list has been updated as recently as two…

The Beauty and Diversity of Sapphires

Colour-change and Padparadscha Sapphire Ring

Sapphires are one of our favourite gemstones here at Calla Lily. They’re fascinating, with various colours from purple to blue, teal, pink and yellow. We collect fine quality sapphires, which give our sapphire rings and earrings lovely colour saturation and…