What’s it Worth? - Turning Treasures and Trinkets into Gold

Join the GIA Alumni Collective, Golden Gate - California Chapter for a fun, interactive evening where local experts present another aspect of the retail world: the secondary market.

It will be an action-packed evening!

When:

Thursday, November 13

Cocktail Hour & Table Hopping | 6 – 7 PM

- Identify marker and metal testing with Starla Turner & Erica Scott from Lang Antiques & Estate Jewelry

- Stone identification by Zemin Luo of Bay Area Gem Lab

- Betty Sue King of King’s Ransom will be presented for our pearl lovers

- “Show & Tell”: if you have a few items you’d like to display during the cocktail hour, bring them along. Don’t forget your business cards!

Panelist Hour | 7 – 8 PM

Each panelist will briefly discuss their buying specialty, followed by a slide review of your submitted items, highlighting what makes each piece valuable—or not—from their unique perspectives.

Our Panel:

Yao Jiang- Senior Buyer: Circa

Ben Shemano- Independent “Upstairs” Buyer/ Consigner/Retailer: Ben Shemano Jewelry

Suzanne Martinez- Buyer/ Owner/ Consignment Expert: Lang Antiques & Estate Jewelry

Claire Pena - Independent Appraiser/ Estate Consignments

Sacha Grippando - Independent Appraiser / Freeman’s Auction House

Submit A Piece:

We are looking for 10 pieces to present to the panel. To submit a piece, please send 3 photos-front and back and any marks if there are some, then note the metal type, gram weight, stone id and weights (even if estimates) and provenance to sfgiaalumni@gmail.com.

If you bring the piece to the meeting that would be an added bonus so others can see them live, but it isn’t required.

Submission deadline is November 6th.

Location:

Commonwealth Club World Affairs

312 Sutter Street #200

San Francisco, CA 94108

Cost:

$35 | Pizza and wine will be served

Scholarships available. First time attendees have free registration. Contact us at sfgiaalumni@gmail.com.