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A.P. Kelson - Jeweler, Gemologist and AppraiserA.P. Kelson has been in the jewelry business for over 31 years. He has a wide breadth of experience in both the wholesale and retail end of the trade. He worked as a Gemologist in the diamond grading lab of a major wholesale diamond house and DeBeers sight holder. Because of this experience, he was hired as a staff Gemologist with the Gem Trade Laboratory of the Gemological Institute of America. The GIA is the national training school of the Jewelry Industry. Its Gem Trade Laboratory is regarded by the diamond industry as its “supreme court” when it comes to grading diamond quality.
After leaving the GIA, Mr. Kelson began purchasing vintage estate jewelry and antique silver throughout Montana, the US and Europe; and is considered to be an expert in the stylistic identification and valuation of antique jewelry, sterling silver flatware and hollow-ware, as well as porcelain, bronze, and gemstone objects of vertu. Mr. Kelson is a Graduate Gemologist of the Gemological Institute of America. He studied at Christie’s auction house in London in their fine and decorative arts program. He has a Master’s degree in Valuation Science (appraising) from Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. He is a Charter Senior Member of the National Association of Jewelry Appraisers; a member of the British Society of Jewelry Historians; and a national lecturer on the history and style of antique jewelry and silver. |
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