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Timepieces by Oileán, Nomadic and Dodecagon to feature in Smock Alley event, while diamonds, sapphires and pearls feature at auctions around Ireland
A retro sapphire gold bracelet, a ruby diamond and enamel cat brooch, and an Irish -made Oileán watch; there are a number of jewellery and watches auctions and events this week, which will whet the appetite of those seeking out vintage and antique jewellery in the secondary market.
Take for example the Jewellery and Watches auction at Adams Blackrock, which closes on Wednesday, October 7th. With more than 800 lots, this larger than usual auction has an impressively eclectic range of drop earrings, bracelets and bangles, pendants and watches. Stand-out items include a Victorian silver and gold diamond-set starburst brooch . The brooch, with its radiating 12-point star, can be converted to a pendant, as the fitting at the back is removable.
An 18ct gold and ruby diamond and enamel cat brooch , will also attract attention. Elena McCrory from Adams Blackrock selects a 9ct white gold diamond lattice ring as her favourite item in the current auction.
“The lattice design – which gained prominence during the Art Decoeco period – creates an elegant, airy quality while maintaining a sense of refinement and intricacy,” says McGrory. These geometric lattice patterns are now added into a wide range of jewellery, including engagement rings and wedding bands. The vintage Patek Philippe 18ct gold gents wristwatch designed by Geneva-based master artisan Jean-Pierre Ecoffey , at the Adams Blackrock auction, will also attract attention.
With black Roman numerals marking out each hour, the bracelet-strapped watch has a manual winding mechanism. The Adams Blackrock jewellery auction also has plenty of more affordable items, including a 8ct gold seed pearl brooch ; a silver pearl and diamond brooch ; and a silver abalone bracelet and brooch . Viewing at Adams Blackrock ground floor showrooms at 17 Kildare Street, Dublin 2 Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4pm and Monday from 10am-4pm.
Meanwhile, Adam’s Jewellery Box online auction on Tuesday, October 6th, is another jewellery auction with plenty of charming rings and bracelets perfect to brighten up autumnal evenings. Some highlights include a retro sapphire gold bracelet circa 1955 ; a turquoise and seed pearl mesh purse ; and a pair of diamond pendant earrings . Viewing in Adam’s salesrooms, 26 St Stephen’s Green, Dublin on Saturday and Sunday 1pm-5pm and on Monday from 10am-5pm.
Irish watches Watch enthusiasts will be interested in an international watch fair in the banquet hall at Smock Alley Theatre, Dublin on Saturday, October 10th, from 10am-6pm. Focused on independent and contemporary watchmaking, the event will showcase brands including Oileán from Irish watchmaker John McGonigle, the Swiss-made Oris Hölstein watches, and Nomadic watches from Belfast.
Mauritz Schurmann, who runs Lismore Goldsmith in Lismore, Co Waterford with his wife, Úna O’Dwyer, also a jewellery designer, will display his three latest Dodecagon watches at the event. The son of sculptors Gerda Frömel and Werner Schurmann, Schurmann first trained as an engineer and apprenticed as a mechanic before studying horology.
“The concept of these watches is a satisfying and complex interplay: the case’s robust, industrial style, the intricacy of a watch mechanism, and the artfulness of a piece of fine jewellery,” says Schurmann. Anyone looking for a day trip to Co Wicklow this weekend can preview the forthcoming Sheppard’s auction in Coollattin House near Shillelagh on Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 10am-5pm.
Reputedly Ireland’s largest country house, the Palladian-style house, with its 19th century extensions, is currently being restored by the Coollattin House Partnership. Sheppard’s will use the interiors to display Irish and European art, antique furniture, tapestries, gilt wood mirrors and other decorative objects from country houses including Luggala in Co Wicklow, Emo Court and Ballyfin House in Co Laois, and Dromoland Castle in Co Clare.
Michael Sheppard highlights a George III mahogany dining table, more than 7m in length , from the auction, which will take place in Sheppard’s Durrow showrooms from October 6th-8th.
“Designed for entertaining on the grandest scale, it provides a fitting centrepiece for the auction,” he says. Finally, Keighery’s auction of antique furniture, Persian rugs and bric-a-brac on October 5th has an unusual item among its 850 lots. The 1960s BMW Isetta microcar – which sits comfortably on the Waterford auction room floor – reportedly became the world’s first mass-produced car to achieve fuel consumption of three litres for 100km.
The egg-shaped two-seater “bubble car”, which has an estimate of €15,000-€20,000, is entered via a hinged front section. Its popularity waned as the Fiat 500 became in vogue. This left-hand-drive petrol-engine model was manufactured in England, and the current owner bought it about 30 years ago and fully restored it. With microcars now more popular again for zippy short journeys in urban areas, one imagines such a car will easily find a new home.
Adamsblackrock.ie; adams.ie ; chronography.ie ; sheppards.ie ; antiquesireland.ie What did it sell for? Roundstone, Letitia Marion Hamilton Estimate: €15,000-€25,000 Hammer price: €36,000 Auction house: Adam’s Connemara Quayside with Fishermen, Gerard Dillon Estimate: €30,000-€50,000 Hammer price: €30,000 Auction house: Adam’s Snow Scene with Woodcock, Patrick Collins Estimate: €2,000-€3,000 Hammer price: €3,400 Auction house: Adam’s Coastal Landscape, Donald Teskey Estimate: €2,500-€3,500 Hammer price: €3,600 Auction house: Adam’s
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