Rare Treat: Dufty Weis Opals Headed to the Berkshires
October 2, 2018 by Amy Elliott
"McTeigue & McClelland, the luxury jeweler with an atelier in the Berkshires and a showroom in Manhattan, is hosting a special event at its Great Barrington, Mass., flagship that will showcase some of the most extraordinary—and unusual—opals available today.
Called simply the Opal Show, the event features a collection from Dufty Weis, a highly regarded opal dealer specializing in exceptional material mined in Australia and Mexico. The three-day event kicks off Oct. 4 and will offer rare access to dozens upon dozens of top-quality black opals, fire opals, boulder opals, and yowah nut opals.
Loose Australian boulder opal from Dufty Weis Opals
“It’s fun to show people the breadth of what’s out there in the world of opals,” says co-owner Walter McTeigue, who also stressed the uncommon expertise of Robyn Dufty and Juergen Weis, who will present the collection in person. “We have a lot of respect and admiration for them,” he says. McTeigue and his partner, Tim McClelland, have dabbled in opals in the past but don’t have a big selection, so they were intrigued by the idea of bringing in a much larger collection of specimens from a leader in the field.
“We don’t put outsiders in front of our customers ... "
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