Links

Interesting Links

The Orchid
A great website for information on jewelry repairs, design, or almost anything else you might be curious about.

Metalcyberspace
Links to designers, artists, tradeshows and more

Appraisal Societies

The Appraisal Foundation
The grandfather of appraisal practice

The American Society of Appraisers
Education, publications, consumer smart and more

The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers
Jewelry specific appraisal foundation

Gemological Laboratories

The Gemological Institute of America
Information on gemology, education, and current gemological news.

The American Gem Society
Gemological Laboratory

Jewelry

The Jewelers of America
A national organization known as the Jewelers of America. Tons of consumer information on how to buy jewelry with confidence by your local jewelry professional.

The Jewelers Vilgilance Committee
The jewelers Vigilance Commitee website, where you can find legal advice on disclosures, practices and more.

Diamonds

The Gemological Institute of America
How to purchase a diamond

Pricescope
Diamond information, prices, a forum and more

The Kimberley Process
Conflict diamonds

Colored Gemstones

Pala International
Fine colored gemstones, lots of information

Boston Gems
Colored gemstone dealers

KIG International
Colored gemstone dealers

Jewelry Purchasing

The Jewelers Vigilance Committee
Jewelry buying checklist

The Federal Trade Commission
Legal guidelines all jewelers must follow

The Jewelers Vigilance Committee
Consult a mediator for refund/return resolution

Auction Houses and Jewelry Buyers

Sotheby's Auction House
Fine jewelry auctioneers

Christie's Auction House
Fine jewelry auctioneers

Bonham's and Butterfields Auction House
Fine jewelry auctioneers

Freeman's Auction House
Fine jewelry auctioneers

Joseph DuMouchelle Auction House
Fine jewelry auctioneers

CIRCA
Jewelry brokerage firm- tell them the VGL sent you!

Online Jewelry Marketplaces

E-Bay
Public online auctioneers

Ex-Boyfriend Jewelry
Re-sell unwanted jewelry

Ex-Cessories
Re-sell unwanted jewelry

Miscellaneous

Federal Express
Track your Federal Express shipment

Internal Revenue Service
Form 8283- Charitable Contribution

United Postal Service
Track your UPS shipment

United States Postal Service
Track your USPS shipment

Qualified Jewelers

The Jewelers of America
Jewelry industry standards

Jane Koplewitz
28 Church Street, Bulington, VT

Matthew Taylor Designs
Shelburne, VT

David Clay Jewelers
San Francisco, CA fine jewelry store

Qualifying an Appraiser

Pala International
How to choose a qualified appraiser

The American Society of Appraisers
The American Society of Appraisers official website. This site contains tons of information about appraisals, as well as an appraiser directory and links.

The National Association of Jewelry Appraisers
Database of qualified individuals

The International Society of Appraisers
A database of qualified appraisers

Qualified appraisers by State

The following list of jewelry appraisers is listed alphabetically by state. Currently, there is no defined standard for what a "qualified appraiser" is. For the sake of this list, all appraisers listed below have completed at least a minimum amount of education in valuation in personal property (appraisal studies) as well as gemological training such as that of the Gemological Institute of America. For accurate credentials, please contact each appraiser individually. It is up to the consumer to qualify the appraiser he/she retains.

Alabama

Ronald Redding
Hoover, AL
(205)822-9909

Arizona

Laverne M. Larson
Chandler, AZ
(408)802-8092

Marti Hubbard
Tucson, AZ
(520) 400-8586

Monica Cladwell
Tucson, AZ
(520) 742-3687

Tracey Lee Aros
Tucson, AZ

Arkansas

Mark T. Cartwright
Fayetteville , AR
(479)444-7759

California

Beth Doughty
Glendora, CA
(626)963-1633

Carole C. Richbourg
Master Gemologist Appraiser
Los Altos, CA
(619)248-8628

Christopher Jacobs
San Diego, CA
(619-248-8628

Cortney G. Balzan
San Francisco, CA
(415) 834-9209

Denise Highiet
San Francisco, CA
(415)982-3380

Estate Jewelry Collection
G. Douglas Lewis
Palm Desert, CA
(760) 779-1858

Evelyn Umeda
CA
(916)448-3440

Fine Jewelry Appraiser
Carole C. Richbourg
Los Altos, CA
(408) 219-1175

Gem Appraisals
Theresa Newman-Brossmer
La Verna, CA
(909) 596-8006

Gem Profiles
David Bowie
San Diego, CA

Guild Laboratories
Charles Carmona
Los Angeles, CA

Intergem Trade Laboratory
Andrew Y.K. Kim
Los Angeles, CA
(213) 688-7837

J. B. Jewelers
Tannis M.M. Bilkoski
Granite Bay, CA
(916) 791-3293

Jennifer Thornton-Davis
Studio City, CA
(818) 988-5583

Jewelry Appraiser
Patrick N. Davis
Los Angeles, CA
(310) 821-1453

Jewels By Stacey
Nancy Stacey
Walnut Creek, CA
(925) 939-4367

Mackley
Joseph A. Mackley
Granite Bay, CA
(916) 791-3293

E-Praise
Merv Cohn
CA

Paradise Associates
Danusia Nickelwicz
Malibu, CA
(310) 829-5286

Paradise Associates
Lindy L. Matula
San Francisco, CA
(415) 834-0450

Paul Thompson Company
Paul Thompson
Palm Springs, CA
(760) 778-6180

Richard H Teel
Los Gatos, CA
(408)358-8801

San Diego Gemological Laboratory
Thom Sorensen Underwood
San Diego, CA
(619) 286-6614

Adams and Associates
Vicki Adams
Irvine, CA
(949) 851-1081

Colorado

Anton Nash
Julie Nash
Colorado Springs, CO

American Gem Registry
Neil Beaty, GG
Denver, CO
(303)223-4944

Cheryl L. Woodland
Golden, CO
(303) 882-1503

William Lacert
Longmont, CO
(303)916-3100

Connecticuit

Koblenz
Merle Koblenze
PO Box 9
South Kent, CT

Neil Gemologist
Neil H. Cohen
West Hartford, CT

Trina McCandless
Waterford, CT
(860)443-3039

Delaware

Richard Driscoll
Newark, DE
(302)239-2320

Florida

Amy Walter
Delray Beach, FL
(561) 274-4941

James S. O'Sullivan
Boca Raton, FL
(516)391-0013

Janet Post
Saratosa, FL

American Appraisal Diamond and Gem Lab
JoAnne M. Whitteaker
Indian Shores, FL
(727)688-1300

Juanita E. Addeo
PO Box 95-0515
Lake Mary, FL
(407) 333-0390

Lynda R. Gussin
The Villages, FL
(352)430-2991

Sun Coast Gemological Laboratory
Thomas Seguin
Bradenton, FL
(941) 756-8787

Georgia

Anne Epstein Jeffres
Atlanta, GA
(770)971-8134

Hawaii

Karl Y Nakamura
Honolulu, HI
(808)597-8223

Illinois

Gayle E. Inbinder
Wilmette, IL
(847) 251-1061

Indiana

Eileen R. Eichhorn
Decatur, IN
(260)724-2621

Mary J. Khamis-Rowe
Indianapolis, IN
(317)841-8440

Kentucky

Mark Gamel
Erlanger, KT
(859)802-8538

Louisiana

James C. Corless
Chalmette, LA
(504)276-2768

Katherine Vandygriff
Muscatine, LA
(563)607-0677

Maryland

Edward A. O’Rourke
Bethesda, MD
(301) 656-4408

James Jolliff
Annapolis, MD
(410)897-0889

Lynn Loube
Bethesda, MD
(301) 656-2081

Thomas James Terpilak
Bethseda, MD
(212) 753-7100 x3319

Massachssettes

Harry S. Ruddock
Greenfield, MA
(413)775-0227

Michigan

Birmingham Gemological
James Krol
Birmingham, MI
(248) 644-8828

David Kammeraad
Grand Rapids, MI
(616)458-1425

Jerome S. Moss
Southfield, MI
(248)354-4367

John T. Abbott
Birmingham, MI
(248) 644-8565

Lawrence M. Allen
Bingham Farms, MI
(248)642-5575

Mississippi

Way-Fil Jewelry
Patricia A. Thompson
Tupelo, MS
(662)844-2427

Missouri

Ricki K. Gooden
Kansas City, MO
(816)421-0281

Montana

Anthony P. Kelson III
Great Falls, MT
(406)453-8403

Nevada

Joanna S. Stearns
Las Vegas Nevada
(702)629-2622

LaShawn Bauer
Reno, NV
(775)815-4130

Huntington Jewelers
Richard C. Huntington
Las Vegas, NV

Robert F. Trapp
Las Vegas, NV
(702)343-9959

New Hampshire

Bijoux Extrodinaire
Judith Anderson
Manchester, NH

New Jersey

Ralph S. Joseph
The Jewelry Judge of Princeton
Princeton, NJ
(609)683-7730

Roy J. Parian Jr.
Westwood, NJ
(201)664-2211

New Mexico

Gemologically Speaking
Mary B. Reich
Albequerque, NM
(505) 884-4478

Larry Phillips
Albequerque, NM
(505) 299-7999

Mary Weber
Roswell, NM
(575)637-9282

Scott N. Gould
Albequerque, NM
(505) 385-7244

Shelton Jewelers
Eric M. Shelton
Albequerque, NM
(503) 274-7022

New York

Allen Wander
New York, NY
(212)977-8941

Alison LeBaron
New York, NY
(212) 847-3386

David A Bidwell
New York, NY
(212)730-7380 Ext. 215

Edward A Lewand, Jr.
Centereach, NY
(516) 429-2622

Gem Facts
Donald A. Palmieri
New York, NY
(212) 869-9792

International Gemological Institute
Edward Kordmany
Jerry Ehrenwald
New York, NY
(212) 847-3386

Jewelry Judge
Barry S. Block
Garden City, NY
(516) 248-8130

Just Appraisers
David Wolf
New York, NY
(212) 377-2090

North Carolina

Michael M. Fisken
Pinehurst, NC
(910)295-1717

Ohio

Kiran Khatan
Muroe Falls, OH
(330)630-1103

Oklahoma

Scott Gordon Jewelry
Scott Gordon
Oaklahoma City, OK
(405) 843-7856

Oregon

Douglas B. Hanan
Coos Bay, OR
(541)888-5130

Gem Evaluation
Theresa Beltrani
Portland, OR
(516) 222-1999

Ken Apland
Hood River, OR
(541)386-3977

Pacific gem Lab
Mona Miller-Smith
Portland, OR
(503) 274-7022

Pennsylvania

D. Atlas & Co.
David Atlas
415 Sargon Way, Suite B
Horsham, PA
(215)385-0258

Dale Richard Perelman
New Castle, PA
(724)654-5531

Jane E. Chaikowsky
Bethlehem, PA
(215)230-3505

Smiths Jewelers
Gary Smith
344 Broad Street
Montoursville, PA
(507)368-4436

Landsberg And Sons
Frederic Landberg
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 925-9787

T. Foster Jewelers
Timothy W. Foster
Yardley, PA
(215) 493-6100

Lisa M. Fox
Ellwood City, PA
(724)758-8548

Morton C. Smith
Philadelphia, PA
(215)386-3577

Pamela Kudysh
Doylestown, PA
(215)345-1987

Sydney Rosen
David M. Rosen
Philadelphia, PA
(215) 922-3500

William Coyle Jr.
Media, PA
(610)566-8490

South Carolina

Phil Silverstein
Anderson, SC
(864)226-7635

Tennessee

J. B. Jewelers
Tannis M.M. Bilkoski
Knoxville, TN
(865) 693-3097

James Gattas
Memphis, TN
(901)767-9648

Solon R. Holt Jr.
Lebanon, TN
(615)444-0571

Texas

Austin Jewelry Appraisers
Charles Kirk Root
Austin, TX
(512) 346-1780

Christine York
Bellaire, TX
(713) 665-1650

Designer Jewels
H. Robert Sandler
Mark J. Sandler
Houston, TX
(713) 623-6996

John J. Ruskus
Ace, TX
(936)327-4032

Patti J. Geolat
Dallas, TX
(972) 239-9314

Quenton Elliot Jr.
Houston, TX
(713)530-9919

Richard I. Pongratz
Euless, TX
(817) 545-6696

Steven N. Reiner
Houston, TX
(713)520-1212

Susan Eisen
El Paso, TX
(915) 584-0022

Utah

Brent McMaster
Salt Lake City, UT
(801)532-3222

Robert Rosenblatt
Salt Lake City, UT
(801)671-3190

Vermont

Vermont Gemological Laboratory
Kennon Young
Burlington, Vermont
(802)862-6600

Virginia

David Nygaard
David Nygaard
Virginia Beach, VA
(757) 491-7685

Edward M. Czarnetzky
Vienna, VA
(703)281-2721

Gary A. Chelec
Arlington, VA
(703)522-1777

Martin Fuller Associates
Martin Fuller
McLean, VA
(703) 442-6690

Washington

Christine Harrington Valuations
Christine Harrington
Seattle, WA
(206) 682-5548

Deborah Wieditz
Everett, WA
(425)347-4721

Janet Connors Steven
Bellvue, WA
(425)467-8206

Jewelry Valuation Services
Janet C. Stevens
Bellevue, WA
(425) 467-8206

John H. Vivian
Director, Washington Gemological Laboratory
Olympia, WA
john@wwgemlab.com
(360)280-0154

Wisconsin

Ted Glorioso
Milwaukee, WI
(414)347-0992

International

Berthy Nayor-Cohn
San Juan, PR
(787)724-4855

Chen Hua
Beijing, China

James Poag
Strathroy, ON, Canada
(519)245-1040

Qualified and not on this list? Contact the Vermont Gemological Laboratory