High Quality Cabochons?

[westofhere]

Hello! I'm wondering if anyone can point me towards vendors that specialize in high quality cabochons? My Etsy searches mostly turn up poor quality

Thank you--

Kerri

 

[T L]

What kinds of gems did you have in mind?

 

[westofhere]

Garnets (of any color/variety) and tourmaline (of any color).

 

[ShinyPink]

Barry used to have lovely cabs, but he passed away. Check Loupetroop and see if anyone is selling any. Joe Henley gets some pretty ones. I have a few and love them! Check his Instagram.

 

[marymm]

Maybe put up a WTB thread in PreLoved? Some of us may have cabochons lying around ...

 

[T L]

Garnets (of any color/variety) and tourmaline (of any color).

Typically, a gem is cut into a cabochon if it’s moderately included (faceted gems show inclusions more), or it’s the type of gem that benefits more as a cab, like opals, catseye, or moonstone.

if you’re okay with inclusions, it may be easier to find ones with good color, albeit moderately included.

 

[LilAlex]

I love cabs and I don't think I recall many (any?) garnets or tourmalines.

Mostly opaque semi-precious, plus of course sapphire, any star corundum, and chrysoberyl. And occasional emeralds in antiques.

 

[westofhere]

There are hundreds of garnet cabs and many tourmaline cabs available on Etsy, mostly from India, but I'm uncertain about the vendors. This AZ seller has some gorgeous demantoid cabs:

RavensteinGemCo - Etsy

Shop World's Finest Natural Gemstones-Hand Faceted in Europe by RavensteinGemCo located in Marana, Arizona. Smooth shipping! Has a history of shipping on time with tracking. Speedy replies! Has a history of replying to messages quickly. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher

www.etsy.com

 

[Rfisher]

Sometimes Paraiba International and ArtCutGems.

 

[springerspaniel]

Hi @westofhere--I have a matched pair of Paraiba cabs from Mozambique that I have been considering selling. 5+ total carat weight.

 

[springerspaniel]

Sorry @westofhere and PSers, I apologize for my post. @westofhere was asking for vendors, not private sellers.

 

[ShinyPink]

Sorry @westofhere and PSers, I apologize for my post. @westofhere was asking for vendors, not private sellers.

Your dog is precious, so you are forgiven.

 

[Cerulean]

I am curios about this too - I love cabs and really haven’t much in researching

 

[T L]

I love cabs and I don't think I recall many (any?) garnets or tourmalines.

Mostly opaque semi-precious, plus of course sapphire, any star corundum, and chrysoberyl. And occasional emeralds in antiques.

I’ve seen catseye tourmaline in cabs, as well as regular tsavorite garnets.

 

[marymm]

I've got this 8.19ct Garnet pear-shape cabochon I bought from ArtCutGems in 2013:



and this 4.65ct Mozambique Garnet oval cabochon I bought from Barry back in 2015:




I also have a matched pair of Rubellite oval cabochons (sorry, no handy photo to pop in this post) ...

 

[westofhere]

Gorgeous! I'll check out ArtCut!

 

[budmanbudman10]

https://www.nwgems.com/ has cabs