The
Scottish Gemmological Association
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Events If you'd like to come along to meetings and other events, you will be most welcome. If you do wish to attend and you're not a member (or a potential guest of one) then please contact us in advance by email to info@scotgem.co.uk or just fill in the membership form on the web page accessed by clicking Membership on the left side of this page. SGA Conference 2011 Preliminary Announcement The SGA Annual Conference will take place in Perth from Friday April 29th to Monday 2nd May 2011. Speakers confirmed so far include: Karl Schmetzer, David Callaghan, Alan Hodgkinson, Dominic Mok, Marcia Pointon and Stuart Robertson. Put the dates in your diary now!
Thursday 9th September 2010 - Joanna Whalley Faking Luxury in Medieval and Renaissance Europe Joanna Whalley is Senior Metals Conservator at the Victoria and Albert Museum and specialises in jewellery and gem materials and metal sculpture. She is the Conservation Department's liaison for the recently opened Jewellery Gallery. Today the market is full of controversy over treated gemstones, but the problem is not a new one. Joanna’s talk, 'Faking Luxury’, lifts the veil on jewellery of Medieval and Renaissance Europe (the period 1100 to 1600). Joanna will let us into the secrets of the gemstone enhancements and simulants used at that time and will bring some samples (though not museum objects!). The talk will be held at the British
Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh
Start at 7.30 pm. Doors open from 7.00 pm. £5
Tuesday 5th October 2010 Special General Meeting (at 7pm)
Doors Open at 6.45pm
followed by:
Tuesday 5th October 2010 - John Smith Tassies John Smith retired from being Director in charge of Glass and Chandeliers at Mallett and Son (Antiques) Ltd in 2005. He is Chairman of The Glass Circle and a Fellow of The Corning Museum of Glass. He has written a monograph on James Tassie, with particular emphasis on his technical methods. James Tassie (1735-1799) was a fine modeller who learned how to make permanent replicas in glass of his wax portrait reliefs. Most of his sitters were Scottish. He also made replicas of Roman and later intaglios, which were catalogued for Catherine The Great of Russia (who had around 20,000 of them) by Mr Raspe, who also wrote the adventures of Baron Munchausen. The portraits are of great historical interest. The intaglios are no longer kept in boxes but are now in great demand in the jewellery trade for mounting in rings and pendants. The talk will emphasise Tassie's known production methods which have been much misunderstood. The talk will be held at the British
Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh
Start at 7.30 pm. Doors open from 6.45 pm. £5
Tuesday 9th November 2010 - Practical Session Is this really a ruby?: controversial treatments of ruby today (This event has been postponed - details of a rearranged event will be published shortly)
Wednesday 10th November 2010 Heat Treatment of Ruby and Sapphire: a full day seminar by Ted Themelis The subject of ruby and sapphire treatments has never been so much in the public eye with an ever increasing variety of treated gems making their way into the retail trade. This has led to significant litigation in the USA. It is crucial that jewellers and valuers are able to identify such stones as misidentification can lead to expensive damage, incorrect valuation and potential loss of reputation. For those of you who cannot attend the Gem-A Conference in London we are offering a rare chance to update your knowledge of ruby and sapphire treatments and examine a large range of treated stones. We are very grateful to Ted Themelis for arranging to visit Scotland and offer a full day seminar and workshop, during his tour of the UK.
In the Balfour
Suite, Tusitala Restaurant, 47 Buckstone Terrace, Edinburgh. EH10 6QJ.
From 10am to 5pm, including one hour for lunch. Cost £75 for SGA members and £85 for non-members, including lunch. **** Please note that this event is now fully booked ****
Tuesday 23rd November 2010 - Alan Hodgkinson Some Extraordinary Gems Alan Hodgkinson presents an opportunity to handle and examine at close range some interesting gemstones which for one reason or another have something unusual or fascinating in their appearance. If possible, bring your own 10x loupe and penlight torch. The talk will be held at the British
Geological Survey, Murchison House, West Mains Road, Edinburgh
Start at 7.30 pm. Doors open from 7.00 pm. £5
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