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The Directors of Adam's are pleased to announce the appointment of Thibault 蒂伯 A. Duval BA MA to the position of Head of Asian Art.
With 2 Master Degrees from École du Louvre (in Art Market and in Museology), and a Bachelor in Law from Sorbonne Universities, Thibault Alexandre Duval trained at leading museums (such as the Louvre, the British Museum and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) as well as renowned auctions houses (such as Artcurial).
A member of the Société des Amis du Musée Guimet in Paris and the London Oriental Ceramic Society, he practices Chinese calligraphy as homage to his interest in all things oriental, and has extensively travelled Asia.
Adam’s ‘Asian Art Department’ expertly caters to both established professional collectors and those buying on a smaller scale, reaching a global clientele synonymous with high-end results.
Request a valuation of your item or collection at any time to thibault@adams.ie - our next auction record might be in your house!
Our ‘Asian Art Department’ aims at organising four auctions a year and covers four specialities:
I- Arts of China & Himalaya;
II- Arts of Indochina, Vietnam & South-East Asia;
III- Asian Painters & Modern Art;
IV- Arts of Japan & Korea.
We are delighted to be members of the two world-leading Asian Art events:
- Asian Art in London;
- Printemps Asiatique Paris.
We are proud to have achieved and to hold world-record prices:
- €456,000 for a Yongzheng marked crackled glaze porcelain vase (2021/06/29);
- €175,000 for a Bleu de Hue Vietnamese plate (2021/11/23);
- €175,000 for a Hongmu desk, once owned by Ferdinand Viscount of Lesseps (2021/11/23);
- €137,500 for a Chinese painting after Castiglione (2021/06/29);
- €118,750 for a Yongle style blue and white porcelain bianhu flask (2022/01/18).
We offer unparalleled services:
- free, confidential and fast appraisals within 24 hours;
- detailed and museum quality auction catalogues with numerous pictures;
- auction trailers / teasers / videos;
- 9 online catalogues & 7 online live auctions (Adam’s Live, 51bidlive, E-Pailive, TheSaleroom, Drouot Live, Invaluable, Liveauctioneers, Artfoxlive, Auction.fr);
- 3D virtual tour of auction previews;
- previews in London, UK, and Paris, France.
The Directors of Adam's are pleased to announce the appointment of Thibault 蒂伯 A. Duval BA MA to the position of Head of Asian Art.
With 2 Master Degrees from École du Louvre (in Art Market and in Museology), and a Bachelor in Law from Sorbonne Universities, Thibault Alexandre Duval trained at leading museums (such as the Louvre, the British Museum and the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium) as well as renowned auctions houses (such as Artcurial).
A member of the Société des Amis du Musée Guimet in Paris and the London Oriental Ceramic Society, he practices Chinese calligraphy as homage to his interest in all things oriental, and has extensively travelled Asia.
Adam’s ‘Asian Art Department’ expertly caters to both established professional collectors and those buying on a smaller scale, reaching a global clientele synonymous with high-end results.
Request a valuation of your item or collection at any time to thibault@adams.ie - our next auction record might be in your house!
Our ‘Asian Art Department’ aims at organising four auctions a year and covers four specialities:
I- Arts of China & Himalaya;
II- Arts of Indochina, Vietnam & South-East Asia;
III- Asian Painters & Modern Art;
IV- Arts of Japan & Korea.
We are delighted to be members of the two world-leading Asian Art events:
- Asian Art in London;
- Printemps Asiatique Paris.
We are proud to have achieved and to hold world-record prices:
- €456,000 for a Yongzheng marked crackled glaze porcelain vase (2021/06/29);
- €175,000 for a Bleu de Hue Vietnamese plate (2021/11/23);
- €175,000 for a Hongmu desk, once owned by Ferdinand Viscount of Lesseps (2021/11/23);
- €137,500 for a Chinese painting after Castiglione (2021/06/29);
- €118,750 for a Yongle style blue and white porcelain bianhu flask (2022/01/18).
We offer unparalleled services:
- free, confidential and fast appraisals within 24 hours;
- detailed and museum quality auction catalogues with numerous pictures;
- auction trailers / teasers / videos;
- 9 online catalogues & 7 online live auctions (Adam’s Live, 51bidlive, E-Pailive, TheSaleroom, Drouot Live, Invaluable, Liveauctioneers, Artfoxlive, Auction.fr);
- 3D virtual tour of auction previews;
- previews in London, UK, and Paris, France.
Completing at the link below will send your request through to one of our valuers who will respond to you as soon as possible.
Valuations are free of charge with no obligation to consign and will provide you with an auction estimate of what your items are worth. You can discover more information about selling with Adams here
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Adams private sales provides a tailored service where you can meet one-on-one with a Claire, a graduate gemmologist to discuss your requirements. Our skilled specialists are delighted to offer advise if you are considering buying and selling at auction or you can simply view particular pieces without being tied to the auction calendar.
This bespoke service offers customers a discreet meeting for engagement ring consultation, where we can guide and help you choose a beautiful quality piece for that special occasion.
Our international contacts guarantee that you can count on Adams for unique and signature pieces at fantastic prices. We invite you to contact Claire at claire@adams.ie or Tel: + 353 1 676 0261
A carat is the international metric unit of weight for a diamond. Large diamonds are much rarer than small ones, so the value of a diamond rises in proportion to its carat weight.
Diamonds are graded on a colour scale from D to Z, D being colourless and Z having a light colour tint. All D to Z diamonds are considered white, although they contain varying degrees of colour. With white diamonds the absence of colour is most sought after and so too the value increases with lack of body colour. Diamonds do come in a variety of colours such as pinks, blues and yellows, known as fancy colours. Although fancy colour diamonds are graded on a separate colour scale.
The “birthmarks” or small imperfections on the surface (called blemishes) and inside the diamond (called inclusions) are known as clarity characteristics. Clarity refers to the degree to which clarity characteristics are present. The clarity scale has 6 categories (FL, IF, VVS’s, VS’s, SI’s and I’s) divided into 11 grades and diamonds with less inclusions have a higher value.
The ability of a transparent diamond to play with white light is largely down to the cut of a stone. The faceted faces of a diamond act like a hall of mirrors bouncing light inside a diamond and returning it as brilliance (white light), fire (flashes of colour) and scintillation (pleasing pattern of light and dark areas). A well-cut diamond is very lively and bright. Round brilliant diamonds are more expensive than fancy-cut diamonds, as more rough is cut to produce the diamond.
Welcome to Adam's Irish Artist Directory where you will find biographical information on artists whose work has been sold by Adams, or which features in an upcoming auction. This directory is constantly evolving and it is our intention to cover all artists of significance in Irish Art. Each artist is listed alphabetically by surname, with details of both current and previous lots for sale at Adam's Auctioneers.
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