Our Staff

Brian Coyle
Chairman

Brian Coyle

FSCSI FRICS

A fellow of the Society Of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Former President of the Board of Visitors of the National Museum.

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 Stuart Cole
Managing Director

Stuart Cole

MSCSI MRICS

A member of the Society Of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Stuart joined the firm in 1987 and also lectured in UCD & UL.

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James O'Halloran
Director

James O'Halloran

BA FSCSI FRICS

A Fellow of the Society Of Chartered Surveyors Ireland and the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. Former President of the IAVI. James joined the firm in 1981. He has also lectured in UCD & UL.

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 Eamon O'Connor
Director

Eamon O'Connor

BA

Eamon joined the firm in 1994, was made Associate Director in 2000 and was recently appointed Director in 2011. Eamon has a BA Hons degree in Business & Finance.

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Nicholas Gore-Grimes
Director

Nicholas Gore-Grimes

Nicholas returned to Adam's in 2018 as Associate Director, having first started his career here back in 1995. In the interim, he worked in New York with Treillage Antiques, before returning to Dublin to found the highly respected Cross Gallery on Dublin's Francis Street for 19 years. Nicholas was appointed Director in 2022.

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Claire-Laurence Mestrallet
Director

Claire-Laurence Mestrallet

BA G.G

Claire began her career working for Christies, in New York and later in Geneva, before working for Golay Fils & Stahl in Geneva. She returned to the auction world with Bonhams in London and Geneva where she joined their team to develop their jewellery presence in Switzerland. Claire joined the team at Adam's in 2016 as Senior Jewellery Specialist and was made Associate Director in 2018. Claire was appointed Director in 2022.

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Amy McNamara
Associate Director

Amy McNamara

BA MA

Amy joined the firm in 2014, shortly after graduating from Trinity College, Dublin with a BA in Art History. Her passion for the industry lead to a Masters in Antiques which she completed in 2019. She was appointed Manager of the Fine Art Department in 2019 and Associate Director in 2022.

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Nathaniel Nicholson
Associate Director

Nathaniel Nicholson

Nathaniel returned to Dublin having worked as a specialist in the Private & Iconic Collections department at Christie’s, London. Nathaniel has developed a broad knowledge and passion for single owner collections having been involved in many high-profile sales over the past decade. Nathaniel will be focusing on professional valuation work for the legal and financial advisory professions, as well as providing valuation and planning advice for private clients. He graduated from Trinity College, Dublin with a degree in Business Studies.

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Wei Wang
Head of Asian Art

Wei Wang

BA MA

Dr. Wei Wang earned her PhD in Semiology from Panthéon-Assas Paris II University and studied Art Market at EAC Group. She started her career in 2012 with a French Asian art expertise office, serving over 100 auctioneers in Europe. Her insights and experience led Tajan auction house to appoint her as their Asian art specialist in 2020, handling Chinese market development and communication. Now at Adam's, Dr. Wang aims to leverage her unique skills and understanding to foster novel connections within its historical context.

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Niamh Corcoran
Fine Art Department

Niamh Corcoran

BA

Niamh joined the firm in 2016 following the completion of a BA in History of Art and English Literature from Trinity College Dublin.

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Ken Israel
Head of Watches

Ken Israel

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Ronan Flanagan
STORE MANAGER

Ronan Flanagan

Ronan has a Post Grad Certificate in Antiques. Ronan started with the firm in 1996.

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Weronika Kocurkiewicz
Fine Art Administrator

Weronika Kocurkiewicz

BA MA

Weronika joined the firm in 2023 after completing a master’s degree in Cultural Policy and Arts Management from UCD. She earned her BA in History of Art from Trinity College Dublin in 2019.

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Conor Barry
Fine art department

Conor Barry

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Stephanie Brennan
Fine art department

Stephanie Brennan

Stephanie graduated in 2017 with a BA from NUI Galway in English and French with a specialisation in Film Studies from the Huston School of Film and Digital Media. She achieved an MPhil in Textual and Visual Studies from Trinity College Dublin, graduating in 2020 and pursued Assistant Director and Set Design roles on film projects and events nationwide. This interest in interiors and collectables led her to explore a career in the Auction industry, beginning as a porter in South Dublin Auction in 2021 and eventually Head of General Cataloguing for that company. Stephanie joined Adam’s in 2023 as Administrative Assistant to the Fine Art Department.

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Aoife Doyle
Jewellery & Watches Department

Aoife Doyle

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Adam Pearson
SALEROOM CURATOR

Adam Pearson

Adam joined the firm in 2010 after studying Art History in UCD.

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Hitesh Khatri
Accounts department

Hitesh Khatri

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Brendan Lingwood
Porter

Brendan Lingwood

BA MA

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