"It's just what I'm really happy about, because we had one [Kashmir] in May, but this one has an American-Irish provenancer. The one in May that sold positioned us number six out of 10 of the best price per carat for Kashmir in the last 10 years. So it's really positioning Adams as an international auction house, and it has been a great advertising not just for Adams, but also for Ireland and the Irish market for auctions,"
"The two sapphires sold yesterday form part of 18 lots from a collection brought to public attention and dating from the gilded age of New York high society and a marriage to a titled family in Ireland. Ms Mestrallet said at the time that the owner of the brooches decided to bring in the collection, which included diamond, sapphire and emerald rings, gold coins, a diamond choker necklace and a pearl pendant."
Two rare Kashmir sapphire brooches sold at Adams auction house in Dublin for €540,000 and €550,000, well above pre-sale estimates. The brooches formed part of 18 lots from a collection linked to New York gilded-age high society and a marriage into an Irish titled family. The collection included diamond, sapphire and emerald rings, gold coins, a diamond choker necklace and a pearl pendant. A previous May sale of a Kashmir sapphire for €550,000 helped position Adams among top international houses for price per carat and boosted the auction house's profile in Ireland.
Read at Irish Independent
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