Scott Gordon Jeweler Gemologist

Welcome to my completely renovated website! I used conventional mail to send my first newsletter in July 1998, and my last in that form in Spring 2004. One consistent feature throughout those twenty-five or so missives was "Estate Jewelry Finds," featuring some of the best pre-owned jewelry that happened my way. Often they were from trade sources; but, as is always the case, the best values came from private owners, who have entrusted their pieces with me to sell on their behalf since I opened my own business in May 1991.

With this post, I rededicate myself to the beauty and value of estate jewelry. I will do this by providing buyers and sellers with an on-line consignment venue for estate jewelry, in an environment safe for both sides, free of the uncertainty that surrounds gems and jewelry - in other words, a professionally vetted marketplace that assures sellers they  are not selling too cheap and buyers they are not buying too dear. (My work appeals to my love of balance.) More about my on-line consignment shop here.

Back in the old days, I indulged my love of writing (looking back now, I think I crossed over into vanity press at times) by describing the estate jewelry as best I could.  When I first went on line in 2000, my imaging capabilities were weak.

One thing I hope to do now is to present the jewelry items I receive from private owners as accurately and beautifully as possible, so that their true character shows through. I am excited by the prospect of learning how best to photograph these special objects, to whom light is as water to living things.

My field is as broad and deep as the earth and all the people in it; these many challenges are faced by the modern science of gemology and the professional discipline of appraising. Now, to bring gems and jewelry and their true value to you in beautiful pictures is a most wonderful and delightful challenge.

In the end, each piece of jewelry is a vessel of meaning filled with our personal history: where things started, when, what we do together each day, the promise that we'll continue. What her eyes looked like when I gave it to her, and the spark I've seen ever since; the feeling she gets each time she sees it on her hand.

This is the true value of jewelry, and I hope many of you will walk with me as we explore all that it means.