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SPARKLING
TALENT
By: Mandi Keighran
I
magine a perfect rose
crafted from 18 karat rose
gold, with 757 hand-set
rubies embracing a 0.54
carat pear cut diamond and sitting
atop luscious green tsavorite
garnet leaves; or a sparkling
geometric ring inspired by the
natural form of honeycomb, with
pollen like sapphires, rubies and
cognac diamonds set around
a 10.69 carat umbalite garnet.
ese two spectacular rings are
the work of acclaimed Irish
jeweler Nigel O'Reilly – and have
been selected by Frank Everett,
Sotheby's Senior Vice President
of High Jewelry, to be showcased
in Sotheby's Important Jewels
live sale in New York on 22nd
October. e event will be the
first time the prestigious auction
house has included a jewelry
designer from the Emerald Isles.
"I am driven by beauty – the
beauty of the stone, the beauty
of my landscape in the West of
Ireland, and the rigorous beauty of
my work," says O'Reilly. "When
you are gifted something as rare
as a gemstone it is your duty to
realize its beauty."
nigeloreilly.com
Acclaimed high-jewelry master, Nigel O'Reilly,
is the first Irish jeweler to take part in Sotheby's
Important Jewels live sale.
JEWELS
