![IGI Certified Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR: IGI Certified 2.27 ct. Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR Color - Blue and Deep Blue Cut - Oval Mixed cut Clarity - VS-SI Ct. Weight - 0.57 + 0.71 + 0.49 + 0.50 = 2.27 ct. Dimensio](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304152_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
East African Antique
![IGI Certified Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR: IGI Certified 2.27 ct. Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR Color - Blue and Deep Blue Cut - Oval Mixed cut Clarity - VS-SI Ct. Weight - 0.57 + 0.71 + 0.49 + 0.50 = 2.27 ct. Dimensio](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304152_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![10.50 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA: 10.50 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA Shape - Pear Cabochon Color - Play of color Clarity - Opaque Ct. Weight - 10.50 ct. Origin - ETHIOPIA &](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304151_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![3.48 ct. Yellow Zircon - TANZANIA: 3.48 ct. Yellow Zircon - TANZANIA Color - Yellow Clarity - VS Cut - Emerald cut Ct. Weight - 3.48 ct. Dimensions - 8.80 x 6.90 x 4.80 mm Origin](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304150_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.92 ct. Tsavorite Garnet - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA: 0.92 ct. Tsavorite Garnet - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA Color - Vivid Green Cut - Round Ct. Weight - 0.92 ct. Clarity - VS Origin - KENYA, EAST-AFRICA](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304145_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GIA certified 0.17 ct. Rare Grandidierite - MADAGASCAR: GIA certified 0.17 ct. Rare Grandidierite - MADAGASCAR Rare exceptional stone Weight - 0.17 ct. Color - Greenish Blue Clarity - VS Cut - Cushion Modified Brilliant cut](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304144_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.85 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA: 1.85 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA Shape - Pear Cabochon Color - Floral Flash Rainbow Clarity - Semi-Transparent Ct. Weight - 1.85 ct. Dimensions - 10.30 x 7.70 x 5.70 mm <](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304140_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.85 ct. Unheated Purplish Green Sapphire - TANZANIA: 0.85 ct. Natural Unheated Purplish Green Sapphire - TANZANIA Shape - Trillion Color - Purplish Green Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 0.85 ct. Dimensions - 6.00 x 5.00 x 3.30 mm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304135_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![IGI Certified 1.76 ct. Untreated Tsavorite Garnet - KENYA: IGI Certified 1.76 ct. Tsavorite (Grossularite - Garnet) - Untreated - KENYA, EAST AFRICA Cut - Oval Mixed Cut Color - Intense Green Clarity - SI Ct. Weight - 1.76 ct. Dimensions - 8.04 x](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304134_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![IGI Cert. 1.93 ct. Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR: IGI Certified 1.93 ct. Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR Color - Blue Cut - Oval Mixed cut & Pear Mixed cut Clarity - SI Ct. Weight - 0.61 + 0.41 + 0.46 + 0.45 = 1.93 ct. Dimension](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304131_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![9.00 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA: 9.00 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA Shape - Pear Cabochon Color -Play of color Clarity - Opaque Ct. Weight - 9.00 ct. Origin - ETHIOPIA &nbs](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304130_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.39 ct. Unheated Bluish Green Sapphire - TANZANIA: 0.39 ct. Natural Unheated Bluish Green Sapphire - TANZANIA Shape - Round Color - Bluish Green Clarity - SI1 Ct. Weight - 0.39 ct. Dimensions - 4.20 x 2.50 mm Origin - <](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304122_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.47 ct. Unheated Green Chrome Tourmaline - MOZAMBIQUE: 1.47 ct. Natural Unheated Green Chrome Tourmaline - MOZAMBIQUE Shape - Oval Color - Green to Orange Clarity - VVS Ct. Weight - 1.47 ct. Dimensions - 8.30 x 6.20 x 4.00 mm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304121_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.97 ct. Natural Play of Color White Opal - ETHIOPIA: 0.97 ct. Natural Play of Color White Opal - ETHIOPIA Shape - Oval Cabochon Color - Floral Flash Rainbow (White-Red-Orange-Green-Yellow-Violet-Blue Flashing) Clarity - Semi-Transparent Ct. Weigh](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304120_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![3.67 ct. Natural Unheated Rhodolite Garnet - MADAGASCAR: 3.67 ct. Natural Unheated Rhodolite Garnet - MADAGASCAR Cut - Round Color - Pinkish Purple Ct. Weight - 3.67 ct. Clarity - SI1 Dimensions - 8.40 x 5.70 mm Origi](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304119_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.13 ct. Natural Padparadscha Sapphire - TANZANIA: 1.13 ct. Natural Padparadscha Sapphire - TANZANIA Shape - Oval Color - Orange Pink Clarity - VVS Ct. Weight - 1.13 ct. Dimensions - 7.80 x 5.30 x 3.00 mm Origin -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304117_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.13 ct. Natural Greenish Yellow Sphene - MADAGASCAR: 1.13 ct. Natural Greenish Yellow Sphene - MADAGASCAR, AFRICA Color - Greenish Yellow With Rainbow Spark Cut - Round Clarity - SI2 Ct. wt. - 1.13 ct. Dimensions - 6.00 x 4.20 mm &nbs](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304116_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![IGI Cert. 2.88 ct. Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - MADAGASCAR: IGI Certified 2.88 ct. Set of 4 Blue Sapphires - Madagascar Color - Blue Cut - Oval Mixed cut Clarity - VS - SI Ct. Weight - 0.54 + 0.88 + 0.72 + 0.74 = 2.88 ct. Dimensions - 6.11 x 4.12](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304115_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![2.23 ct. Pink Zircon - TANZANIA: 2.23 ct. Pink Zircon - TANZANIA Color - Pink Clarity - VS Cut - Oval Ct. Weight - 2.23 ct. Dimensions - 7.90 x 5.90 x 4.90 mm Origin - TANZANIA &](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304114_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![GFCO Cert. 1.71 ct. Untreated Tsavorite Garnet - KENYA: GFCO (SWISS) Certified 1.71 ct. Tsavorite (Grossularite-Garnet) - Untreated KENYA, EAST AFRICA Cut - Cushion Brilliant Step Cut Color - Vivid Green Clarity - SI Ct. Weight - 1.71 ct](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304113_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.30 ct. Unheated Pinkish Orange Tourmaline -MOZAMBIQUE: 1.30 ct. Natural Unheated Pinkish Orange Tourmaline - MOZAMBIQUE Shape - Pear Color - Pinkish Orange Clarity - VS Ct. Weight - 1.30 ct. Dimensions - 7.50 x 6.00 x 5.00 mm](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304111_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![8.45 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA: 8.45 ct. Natural Play of Color Opal - ETHIOPIA Shape - Pear Cabochon Color -Play of color Clarity - Opaque Ct. Weight - 8.45 ct. Origin - ETHIOPIA &nbs](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304109_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![1.10 ct. Natural Unheated Red Garnet - MADAGASCAR: 1.10 ct. Natural Unheated Red Garnet - MADAGASCAR Shape - Baguette Color - Red Clarity - VVS Ct. Weight - 1.10 ct. Dimensions - 7.40 x 4.50 x 3.10 mm Origin - M](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304107_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![0.50 ct. Natural Royal Blue Sapphire - MADAGASCAR: 0.50 ct. Natural Royal Blue Sapphire - MADAGASCAR Shape - Oval Color - Royal Blue Clarity - SI1 Ct. Weight - 0.50 ct. Dimensions - 4.86 x 3.86 x 3.13 mm Origin -](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304104_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
![4.25 ct. Unheated Natural Pink Tourmaline - MOZAMBIQUE: 4.25 ct. Unheated Natural Pink Tourmaline - MOZAMBIQUE Color - Pink Cut - Oval Clarity - VS Ct. wt. - 4.25 ct. Dimensions - 10.70 X 9.80 X 6.20 mm Origin - MOZA](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/6186/332453/179304103_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1717934824)
News about East African Antique
![Booming sales in first auction of East African art](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/2013_1106_21752242_lead.jpg)
Booming sales in first auction of East African art
NAIROBI, Kenya — Buyers snapped up works for more than $200,000 at east Africa’s first commercial art auction, organizers said Wednesday, hailing the success of an event that highlighted the rise of the region’s art scene. With around 90 percent of the 47 works sold, the result of the auction in Kenya’s capital Nairobi was […]
![Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Memorial_bust_of_a_kings_mother_iyoba_Nigeria_Benin_Kingdom_early_16th_century_AD_gunmetal_bronze_-_Ethnological_Museum_Berlin_-_DSC02225-1.jpg)
Africa sees some artifacts returned home but seeks far more
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) – Apollo John Rwamparo speaks forlornly of the eight-legged stool, a symbol of authority for his ancient kingdom in Uganda, now glimpsed through a glass barrier at a museum thousands of miles away in Britain. The wooden stool is permanently exhibited at the University of Oxford, one of at least 279 objects there […]
![Karl Marx first edition leads Jeschke van Vliet auction Dec. 6](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Lot1285_Karl_Marx-FEAT.jpg)
Karl Marx first edition leads Jeschke van Vliet auction Dec. 6
BERLIN – Jeschke van Vliet Auctions will offer a huge collection of modern illustrated books, Pop Art, travel, historical photography, natural science and vintage prints on Friday, Dec. 6. Absentee and Internet live bidding is available through LiveAuctioneers.
![Tanzania to auction hippo teeth, despite criticism](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Hippo-FEAT.jpg)
Tanzania to auction hippo teeth, despite criticism
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Authorities in Tanzania plan an auction of 3.5 tons of hippo teeth next week, drawing criticism from conservation groups who say the sale could encourage increased killing of the vulnerable species for its body parts.