Gemstone characteristic that lends value to a gemstone. Apart from jewelry, from earliest antiquity engraved gems and hardstone carvings, such as cups, were major luxury art forms. A gem maker is called a lapidary or gemcutter; a diamond cutter is called a diamantaire. The traditional classification in the West, which goes back to the ancient Greeks, begins with a distinction between "precious" and "semi-precious"; similar distinctions are made in other cultures. In modern use the precious stones are diamond, ruby, sapphire and emerald, with all other gemstones being semi-precious. This distinction reflects the rarity of the respective stones in ancient times,
Four Sisters and a Wedding Four Sisters and a Wedding Four Sisters and A Wedding is a 2013 Filipino comedy-drama film directed by Cathy Garcia-Molina and critically acclaimed as one of Philippines' best film of all time. The film features Star Cinema's most prominent young actresses: Angel Locsin, Bea Alonzo, Toni Gonzaga and Shaina Magdayao, as the four sisters attempting to stop the wedding of their younger brother played by Enchong Dee. Actress Angelica Panganiban was originally part of the main cast but was pulled out and was replaced by Shaina Magdayao. The film is part of Star Cinema's 20th anniversary presentation in collaboration with