The Gemstone Library
Find what
draws you in
Our Gemstone Library is a physical, evolving archive of natural coloured and distinctive gemstones. At James Street, selected stones can be brought together so their differences become visible.
What looking
closely reveals
A stone rarely gives everything away at once. Colour shifts as it moves, while inclusions and tonal changes reveal more of its character. On the hand, scale and shape become easier to understand. Beside other stones, preference becomes more precise.
Looking closely reveals not only what is beautiful, but what feels particular to you.
A viewing prepared around your interests
After you book, our team will contact you to discuss what has caught your eye, perhaps a colour, a shape or a particular kind of light, and prepare a suitable selection from the Gemstone Library.
During your viewing at James Street, you can compare stones side by side, in changing light and against the skin. We will answer your questions, explain the differences that matter and consider what each stone might become.
What could a
gemstone become?
Choosing a stone for its colour, cut or character gives the design a particular place to begin. Its scale and orientation can shape proportion, setting and the way the finished piece feels as a whole.
What held your attention is carried into the design, not as decoration, but as the beginning of its form.
Selected from
the Library
Individual gemstones to explore, each with its own colour, cut and character.
Come and
look closely
Bring a colour, a cut, a reference or simply your curiosity. We can compare selected stones with you and begin shaping a bespoke direction around the one you keep returning to.