Services
The Architecture of a Collection
Custom Sourcing & Acquisition
I travel directly to the mines and global trading hubs to secure untreated rubies, sapphires, cobalt blue spinels, Mahenge spinels, tsavorites, and fine emeralds from Muzo and Kafubu. My acquisition process rests on strict gemmological science.
Precision Gem Cutting
I personally control the cutting process, using advanced geometry to maximize the light return and raw beauty of the material. Cut properly, a rare mineral becomes a stone that holds its value across generations. It does not become liquid — nothing in this trade does. On what a native cut costs a stone, and when recutting repays the weight.
Bespoke High Jewelry Commission
A stone at that level needs a setting to match. For clients looking to transform a loose stone into a completed work of art, I offer bespoke high jewelry design and fabrication built around the optics of the gem.
Private Wealth Advisory & Curation
I advise families and investors on long-term curation, bypassing marketing myths to focus on geological rarity and historical market performance. My position on stones as an asset, stated plainly: what a stone does, and does not do.
The Mandate Execution
I do not maintain a public inventory of stones for casual browsing.
I work only on targeted acquisitions. By initiating The Mandate, you are commissioning my eye and my network.
You do not need exact gemmological specifications to begin. Whether you are hunting for a specific cobalt blue spinel or seeking to allocate funds into a generational asset, you only need to provide the vision and the parameters. I will run the hunt worldwide and verify what surfaces before securing it for your collection.
Begin Your Mandate