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JA Unveils CASE Award Winners
Mar 13, 2017 9:09 AM
By Rapaport News
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RAPAPORT... Jewelers of America (JA) announced the winners of its 27th
annual CASE Awards for jewelry design.
The awards recognize retail members of JA that exhibit
creativity, artistry, style and excellence in jewelry design, with the winning
entries set to go on display at the JA New York Show this week at the Jacob
Javits Center.
“The CASE Awards exemplify the talent and fine craftsmanship
found in the stores of JA member jewelers nationwide,” David Bonaparte, chief executive
officer of JA, said in a statement Friday.
An addition to the awards this year was the People’s Choice
accolade, which was decided by a public poll on the trade organization’s
website that attracted more than 4,500 votes, JA said. The winner was Christian
Caine Design of Shepherdstown, West Virginia, which received $500
worth of Facebook advertising, for a 14-karat gold pendant designed by
Christopher Rankin. The piece featured 28 small round diamonds with a total
weight of 0.90 carats.
Other successful applicants in four retail
value-based categories, chosen by a panel of design experts,
received $500 in cash.
The winners of the value categories were as follows:
Jewelry up to $2,000
The Gem Vault
Flemington, NJ
Designed by Sharon Curtiss-Gal
A 14-karat white gold jellyfish pendant featuring an Ethiopian opal with a line
of pave-set round diamonds bordering it, and prong-set, G-H color, SI1-clarity
diamonds scattered throughout the jellyfish tentacles.
Jewelry $2,001 to $5,000
Aucoin Hart Jewelers
Metairie, LA
Designed by David White
Diamond and sapphire earrings set with two 8.5-millimeter pearls, round
sapphires (total weight 0.60 carats) and round, brilliant-cut diamonds (total
weight 0.43 carats) set in 18-karat white gold.
Jewelry $5,001 to $10,000
White & Ivory
Leesburg, VA
Designed by Avalina
18-karat rose gold ring with Black Australian doublet opal, marquise blue
sapphire (total weight 0.53 carats) and round, brilliant diamonds (total weight
0.12 carats).
Jewelry $10,001 to $50,000
The Gem Vault
Flemington, NJ
Designed by Sharon Curtiss-Gal
14-karat white gold necklace containing a marquise-shaped Brazilian Paraiba
Tourmaline. Strands feature diamonds with a total weight of 3.08 carats, F-G
color and VS-SI1 clarity.
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