{"id":13220,"date":"2022-01-04T12:23:10","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T06:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/?p=13220"},"modified":"2022-01-04T12:23:13","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T06:53:13","slug":"christina-lang-assael-head-of-the-assael-pearl-empire-passes-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/christina-lang-assael-head-of-the-assael-pearl-empire-passes-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Christina Lang Assael, Head of the Assael Pearl Empire, Passes Away"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Christina Lang Assael, President and CEO of NYC-based Assael Inc. \u2013 North America\u2019s largest purveyor of fine pearls and precious coral \u2013 passed away on 21<sup>st<\/sup> December, 2021, in New York, following a serious illness.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Sweden in 1946, Christina received an International Baccalaureate in Modern Languages, and travelled abroad in 1968 to begin a thirteen-year career as a model and commercial actress in London, Paris, and New York. She entered the Manhattan art world at Sotheby\u2019s, serving as liaison to top clients. She then created her own business as a private advisor, acquiring fine art and antiques for connoisseurs and collectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was at Sotheby\u2019s that Christina first heard the name Salvador Assael, the legendary \u201cPearl King\u201d in the 1970s, when he sold the first-ever gem Tahitian Pearl necklace at Harry Winston. Christina would later meet, fall in love with and marry Salvador in 1991, traveling the world with him to acquire the very finest pearls and supply them to US jewellery retailers. One of the most exciting moments of this power couple\u2019s career came in 1993, when Assael Inc. achieved the world record at Sotheby\u2019s for the highest price ever paid for a gem pearl strand at auction \u2013 $2.3 million, a record that stands to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christina took the reins of the Assael brand in 2011 and built the company beyond her husband\u2019s enduring legacy. She steered the brand in new directions, ushering in innovative pearl jewellery design and adding new categories to the company\u2019s esteemed offering. Inspired by Salvador\u2019s pioneering spirit, Christina introduced responsibly sourced, rare coral, making Assael the foremost supplier of precious coral in North America.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Assael brand will continue as a family-owned company, with Senior Vice President Peggy Grosz at the helm of the business operations. Solitaire interviewed Christina Lang Assael in July 2021. Click <a href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/christina-lang-assael-the-pearl-revolution-is-here\/\">here to read further<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christina Lang Assael, President and CEO of NYC-based Assael Inc. \u2013 North America\u2019s largest purveyor of fine pearls and precious coral \u2013 passed away on 21st December, 2021, in New York, following a serious illness.&nbsp; Born in Sweden in 1946, Christina received an International Baccalaureate in Modern Languages, and travelled abroad in 1968 to begin&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13221,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-13220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bulletin"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v14.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Christina Lang Assael, Head of the Assael Pearl Empire, Passes Away - Solitaire magazine is a International jewellery magazine - India\u2019s leading B2B gem and jewellery magazine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow\" \/>\n<meta name=\"googlebot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"bingbot\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gjepc.org\/solitaire\/christina-lang-assael-head-of-the-assael-pearl-empire-passes-away\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Christina Lang Assael, Head of the Assael Pearl Empire, Passes Away - Solitaire magazine is a International jewellery magazine - India\u2019s leading B2B gem and jewellery magazine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Christina Lang Assael, President and CEO of NYC-based Assael Inc. \u2013 North America\u2019s largest purveyor of fine pearls and precious coral \u2013 passed away on 21st December, 2021, in New York, following a serious illness.&nbsp; 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