Weldon Jewellers Dublin|Engagement Rings, Diamond Jewellery|Antique Irish Silver

Welcome

Weldon's of Dublin, Diamond Jewellery and Irish Silver

Welcome to Weldon's of Dublin. We are one of Ireland's leading experts on modern and antique diamond engagement rings and jewellery. We are a fourth generation family jewellers with over 100 years experience in supplying top grade certificated diamonds and rare and unusual pieces of jewellery for every occasion. We specialise in one-off pieces of vintage and estate jewellery, and have a range of diamond engagement rings that are both unique and beautiful. We also stock one of the widest ranges of antique Irish silver in the world, from rare 17th and 18th century pieces to modern giftware and tableware.

Weldons was founded in the late nineteenth century; we are proud to maintain our independence, and are still run by the same family. This allows us to bring some of the most stunning diamonds to the market, including engagement rings, wedding rings, earrings and necklaces. Our history and heritage have allowed us to build up a huge wealth of experience that is rare in the industry today. We are one of the founding members of the Irish Antique Dealer's Association.

Engagement rings

We stock a superb range of engagement rings, and our website is designed to help you choose the perfect engagement ring, with a wide range of prices and styles of display, along with high-resolution photos and detailed descriptions. Most of our engagement rings come with certificates from the best laboratories in the world, such as the GIA and the HRD. Together we have over 100 years of experience in the diamond business, and look to build life-long relationships with our customers.

Diamond Jewellery

We also stock all types of other jewellery, including diamond earrings, necklaces, eternity rings, bracelets and dress rings, both vintage and modern. You can also email us at info@weldons.ie for any more information on rings featured online.

Irish Silver

We are leading experts on Irish silver, and have a superb selection in our shop. We specialise in early Irish silver, and have one of the largest collections of Georgian Irish silver in the world, available to view six days a week. It is more than just a business to us, we are passionate about building collections for our customers, advising and helping as best we can. Our areas of expertise include

Dublin Silver
Cork Silver
Limerick Silver
Kinsale Silver
Belfast Silver
Other provincial items

Our blog has a wide range of information on Irish silver hallmarks and maker's marks, but feel free to email us if you have a piece of silver and would like help in identifying the maker's mark. See the video below for a quick 45 second guide!

We are located in the centre of Dublin, at 55 Clarendon Street, right behind Brown Thomas Department Store. You can also find us on twitter at @WeldonJewellery, and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/WeldonsJewellery. .

Blog

Tiffany Table Lighter: Thu, 10 May 2012 11:50:21 +0000 - This is a wonderful table lighter, made by Tiffany. Made in the form of a lamp, these were kept on the table and passed around to light cigars. Fully stamped on the base, is bears a pattern number of 9206, suggesting a year of 1886. See more images here: Antique Tiffany tableware
Sapphire and diamond ring: Wed, 09 May 2012 13:10:22 +0000 - A new arrival is this wonderful sapphire and diamond cluster ring, set with a round faceted sapphire, of natural Burmese origin. The colour of the sapphire is wonderful, extremely deep and strong. Sapphires of this colour are rare, and make for fantastic jewellery. To read more on sapphire colours, see this link: http://www.weldons.ie/wordpress/2012/01/sapphire-colours/
Provincial Irish Silver: Fri, 04 May 2012 15:18:10 +0000 - A large collection of provincial items has just been uploaded to our website; there are tablespoons, forks, a fish slice and a marrow scoop. Full details can be seen here: Cork and Limerick tableware
Diamond engagement rings: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:25:34 +0000 - A new collection of rings has just been uploaded to our site; there are platinum and gold rings, starting from as little as 1200 euros. To view them, just click on the “Diamond rings” tab at the top of the page!
Identifying hallmarks: Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:24:27 +0000 - We have started building a collection of photos of hallmarks on our facebook page. Simply follow the timeline to the year in question for a large picture of the date letter for that year. In time we will also be uploading images of pieces from certain years, to give a visual storyline to the development [...]
Inside gemstones: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 13:40:24 +0000 - When you are looking through the microscope at a gemstone, there are some many beautiful things to see. These inclusions and characteristics that you can see tell you a lot about the stone; some tell you where it formed, or if it is natural or man-made. Some tell you about the condition of the piece. [...]
Diamond ring videos: Wed, 04 Apr 2012 20:08:59 +0000 - Our youtube channel is now chock-full of videos of diamond engagement rings!! Here is a selection, but you can find more here: http://www.youtube.com/user/weldoninternational Keep an eye on it, we will be uploading more in the coming weeks! (and while you’re at it, have a look at our facebook page, www.facebook.com/weldonsjewellery
Starry Night Sapphire: Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:31:45 +0000 - Once in a while you see something that really takes your breath away, and this is one of those pieces! The Starry Night Sapphire is a 111 carat unheated Burmese Sapphire, mounted in a brooch. The six pointed star is caused by a phenomenon called Asterism. Asterism is caused by light reflecting on titanium oxide inclusions [...]
Enamel pendant: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:54:45 +0000 - This piece, a recent arrival, is a beautiful antique brooch, with pearl centre. It is small, less than 2cm in diameter, and features wonderful enamelling, in good condition, and a dazzling blue colour.
Cork silversmiths: Fri, 30 Mar 2012 12:19:10 +0000 - Two more Cork silversmiths and their maker’s marks, both of whom are quite rare. The first is John Irish, whose mark is II with a star inbetween. The second is Daniel MacCarthy, whose mark is DMC.