While Dallas definitely has no scarcity of jewels and gems, it’s not daily you stand up shut and private with a number of the world’s rarest items. That’s why personal viewers and collectors jumped on the likelihood to have a personal viewing of famend jewellery designer Robert Procop’s assortment on the residence of the Bock household — the masterminds behind Bachendorf’s. Lawrence Bock, a GIA-trained gemologist and one of many youngest graduates from the Gemological Institute of America, has served on the board of administrators for Jewelers of America and the Jewelers Vigilance Committee and was inducted into the Retailer Corridor of Fame in 2011. For sure, a celebration at Lawrence and Katy Bock’s residence sparkles.

The gathering, “Brilliance: The Artwork and Science of Uncommon Jewels,” was exhibited on the Pure Historical past Museum of Los Angeles County in late 2021 via February 21, 2022. Greater than 100 spectacular objects — necklaces, bracelets, rings, earrings, and unmounted gems — drawn primarily from the works of Procop, have been then moved to the Bock residence, the place Procop mentioned the gathering with company throughout an intimate cocktail occasion.

A favourite was a uncommon Padparadscha sapphire ring from a Sri Lankan gemstone mine — an 18.13-carat cushion-cut stone surrounded by 12.46 carats of diamonds. Whereas the piece itself is showstopping, its origin is even extra so. Procop visited the mine, co-designing with Angelina Jolie a set of emeralds from the supply. Proceeds from the gathering funded faculties for younger ladies in impoverished international locations. One other showstopper was the Jade of Muzo, a surprising 63.7-carat pear-shaped emerald pendant. Should you missed the personal viewing, jewellery from Procop’s assortment is barely obtainable on the Plaza and Clearfork areas.

Within the crowd: Fallon Bock, Ashley and Eric Ryan, Katie and Parker Brooks, Kristen Sanger, Sarah Eastburn, and Adriane Buddin.