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Steve Silver is a gemologist with over 30 years experience in the jewelry industry. In 1980 S. H. Silver Company was founded and has since become a highly successful wholesale and retail business, renowned for its fine and estate jewelry. Through his network of worldwide contacts, Steve has acquired some of the rarest and finest stones in the world. Among the most interesting examples are an exquisite, one-of-a kind vivid orange diamond, a six-carat vivid blue diamond that is one the rarest and largest blue diamonds ever cut, and the second largest red diamond ever cut, nicknamed the “cranberry”. One of the highlights of his career was obtaining the famous Cullinan Blue Diamond Necklace, which he acquired directly from the Cullinan family. Steve has established himself as an estate jewelry expert within the industry. By leveraging his global network of contacts, Steve is able to acquire almost any item, for any consumer around the world.

As a large donor and supporter of the trade, Steve was inducted into the Gemological Institute of America’s (G.I.A.), Circle of Honor for his continued contributions to the G.I.A. Historical Museum Collection of gems and jewelry. To ensure new and young talent continues to be cultivated within the trade, Steve has made a ten-year commitment to G.I.A. to fund an annual scholarship for low-income students to study jewelry design. In 1999, Steve founded and served as chairman of Miadora, an online jewelry eCommerce site. As an avid golfer and community philanthropist, Steve co-founded the annual Randy Cross Invitational Golf Tournament, which raises hundreds of thousands of dollars a year for the Ronald McDonald House at Stanford Children’s Hospital.

He attended San Diego State University where he studied Geology and holds a graduate Gemology degree from G.I.A.


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