Diamond tiaras are a girl’s best friend: rare gems at auction this week

Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend, the famous line in the jazz song sung by Carol Channing in the original Broadway production of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes in 1949 and later by Marilyn Monroe in the 1953 film, became a popular cultural reference to the already well established associations between luxurious jewellery and social status.

Claire-Laurence Mestrallet has been the head of the jewellery and watches department at Adam’s for the last eight years. “I came here with continental tastes – having worked in Switzerland and London. I source pieces in France, Italy, Austria and Germany, and my aim is to bring pieces here so Irish clients don’t have to go to London or Paris to buy what they want,” she says.

A rare enamel and diamond serpenti bracelet watch made by the Italian jewellery house Bulgari in 1960 More affordable, and yet still strikingly beautiful, are rings in the auction including a coral and mother of pearl cross over ring , and an elegant gold “Trinity” ring by Cartier, made of three polished interlocking bands in yellow, white and rose gold . There is also an interesting selection of banded bracelets from the 1940s and 1950s, which are perfect for wearing for social occasions.O’Reilly’s Fine Art on Francis Street, Dublin will hold one of its biannual design sales on May 15th.

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