Rare Kashmir sapphire brooches linked to Irish aristocracy sell for €1.4m at Dublin auction
Two rare Kashmir sapphires sell for almost €1.4 million in Dublin today
Two very rare Kashmir sapphire brooches, kept in a sealed family vault for almost 40 years and once owned by relatives of the seventh Earl of Wicklow, sold for almost €1.4 million at a Dublin auction.
The brooches, valued at up to €250,000 each, achieved far higher prices. Lot 46 sold for €540,000 following intense phone bidding, while lot 47 sold for €550,000 at Adam’s auction house on Tuesday afternoon.
