Exceptional jewels,
within reach.
Kalia is a San Diego auction house for fine jewelry and rare gemstones, bringing exceptional pieces to collectors through carefully curated sales. Every lot is independently graded, photographed in natural light, and insured from our vault to your door.*
Led by Lo, a GIA Graduate Gemologist, and her team, built on education and trust.
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Our first lots are being catalogued. Join the list and we will let you know when the first auction opens.
Kalia will offer timed auctions for fine jewelry and gemstones, along with select fixed-price pieces.
Why collectors trust us
The collector’s table, open to everyone.Confidence begins with understanding what you are buying.
Education first
We take the time to explain what you are looking at, from the cut and color of a stone to its origin and any treatments, so you can decide with confidence.
Expert eyes
Kalia is led by Lo, a GIA Graduate Gemologist who has graded diamonds and taught gemology for nearly a decade.
Trust, plainly
We describe each piece honestly and answer questions openly. A conversation with a gemologist is always available before you buy or sell.
A Hawaiian name, from kalia, “waited for.” It is often given to mean “the beloved,” from liʻa, “desire.” We chose it for pieces worth waiting for, and worth loving.
Lo Combs, GG, AJP, Pearls Graduate
GIA Graduate Gemologist, Accredited Jewelry Professional, Graduate Pearls
Lo grew up surrounded by gems and antique jewelry. As a child she polished silver at her father’s antique business and watched the bench jeweler at the shop where her mother worked, and the trade has held her fascination ever since.
“We have the privilege of holding millions of years of growth and the perfect, unique recipe of each stone when we hold fine jewelry and gemstones. To behold such beauty is indeed a true luxury.”Lo Combs, GG, AJP, Pearls Graduate
She studied music performance and studio art at the University of Redlands before turning her eye for detail to gemology. At the Gemological Institute of America she earned her Graduate Gemologist and Accredited Jewelry Professional diplomas, along with Graduate Pearls.
Lo spent nearly a decade at GIA, first as a diamond grader in the Carlsbad laboratory and then as an online gemology instructor, guiding students through the Graduate Gemologist program.
Today, as the founder of Kalia Fine Auctions, she leads first with education and trust. A seasoned gemologist based in San Diego County, Lo believes collectors should understand what they are buying before they ever place a bid, so every piece is explained plainly, with the care of a teacher and the standards of a laboratory.
Schedule a consultation
Start with a conversation, not a sales pitch. Meet with a seasoned GIA Graduate Gemologist to talk through a purchase, a consignment, or a piece you would like identified.
Appointments are available by video or phone, with no obligation.
Consign a piece
Where fine jewelry finds its next chapter.Tell us about a stone or a piece of jewelry. A specialist will be in touch to talk it through, with no obligation.
We will walk you through the process and answer your questions before you decide anything.
Simple, stated fees. A 12% consignment fee for sellers and an 18% buyer's premium for buyers, both on the hammer price. See details