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Fancy cut Aquamarine Concave cut Amethyst by Galarneau Faceted Peridot

Harry Holt has years of experience in cutting and polishing a range of stones, particularly specialising in Agates and Picture Jaspers. With their combined expertise they source and stock a vast range of Gemstones from around the world. They constantly seek out new and unusual stones to bring you an incredible choice of gems. For instance many people assume that all Garnets are dark red, yet they actually range from green through to yellow, orange and various shades of red.

With their worldwide suppliers, the Milestone are able to stock a pink Rhodonite Garnet, an ‘emerald’ colour Tsavorite garnet from Africa,and a vibrant orange Mandarin garnet from newly discovered sources in Madagascar.

For each gemstone you can think of Harry & Judy are able to offer you a seemingly almost endless variety of options to choose from, not only in terms of colour but also shapes and facets.

Many Gemstones can be enhanced by specialist cutting, to bring out the unique qualities of each piece. One of their suppliers, Jerry Galarneau from Phoenix Arizona, has developed his own distinctive style of Convex Faceting to produce one-off pieces. Each one takes several hours to cut but the results are breathtaking and quite unique.

We also stock exquisite cameos produced by Erwin Pauly in his workshop at Idar Oberstein in Germany. 

He is considered to be the leading European hard stone cameo cutter and has passed on his skills to his youngest son to ensure the family tradition continues. His can be commissioned to produce cameos of your own design e.g. to feature a profile of your loved one or a special place. His exceptional cameos are all signed and are heirlooms of the future.