Necklaces – a guide to buying at auction

Hi I'm Amy Cameron and I'm a jewellery specialist here at McTeers Auctioneers in Glasgow. Today I'm here with thesailroom.com to talk to you about buying necklaces at auction. At auction there is a huge variety of necklaces and pendants available. This first example is a diamond cluster pendant. Now this is attached to the necklace meaning that there's no chance of it falling off, there's no chance of you losing the pendant itself. At auction we would expect to reach around £150. The second example is a pink sapphire and diamond pendant. Now this pendant is on the chain however it is removable meaning that you can change it for a shorter chain or a longer chain depending on your outfit. Pink sapphires are a lot less common and they are much rarer than blue sapphires that you would usually see. Again it's perfect for someone who loves pink as there aren't many pink gemstones out there and it is still a very sought-after precious stone. This at auction also we would expect to reach around £150. The third item that we have here is an impressive diamond set necklet. Now this is something that we would expect people to wear on special occasions. This is also on an extendable chain meaning that you've got the option to wear it shorter or longer depending on your neckline. At auction we would expect something like this to reach around £4,500. So before bidding at auction it is important to always ask the auctioneer some questions whether that is how does the necklace look on a person or is there any damage to the item. For items of jewellery it is crucial to ask the auctioneer these questions ahead of time or you can pop in and see us at the galleries. Specialists are always available to answer any questions and help out as much as they can.