Specialist

Kevin Zavian

Senior Specialist, Jewelry & Watches 

Kevin Zavian is a Senior Specialist in the Jewelry Department at Doyle. His duties include evaluating and cataloguing jewelry and fine watches, with a particular specialty in natural pearls and jade. He travels extensively across the nation advising individuals, families and fiduciaries on collections of jewelry and watches, and brings those collections to auction in approximately ten jewelry sales annually in New York and Beverly Hills.

A third-generation master jeweler, Kevin has worked the bench at the family shop since 1979. He received a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Business from West Virginia University. He is a member of the Appraisers Association of America and the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors.

Kevin is a featured appraiser on the Antiques Roadshow, a WGBH production televised nationwide on the PBS network. 

Current & Upcoming Auctions

 

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The Estate of Sydney Roberts Shuman

The Estate of Sydney Roberts Shuman

Doyle is honored to auction jewelry from the Estate of Sydney Roberts Shuman in select sales this spring.

 
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Timeless Treasures: The Style of Society Swans

Timeless Treasures: The Style of Society Swans

Join us in our Palm Beach gallery for an afternoon with style luminaries Annette Tapert, Amy Fine Collins and Pamela Fiori on March 26.

 
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The Estate of Elaine and James D. Wolfensohn

The Estate of Elaine and James D. Wolfensohn

Doyle is honored to auction property from the Estate of Elaine and James D. Wolfensohn in select auctions this season.

 
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The Ellin and Irving Berlin Sapphire and Diamond Ring

The Ellin and Irving Berlin Sapphire and Diamond Ring

During their 62-year marriage, legendary songwriter Irving Berlin gave his wife Ellin gifts of exquisite jewels as expressions of their lasting love. Doyle is honored to auction one of these treasured pieces.

 
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Jean Schlumberger and Tiffany & Co.

Jean Schlumberger and Tiffany & Co.

The legendary collaboration between the French designer Jean Schlumberger and Tiffany & Co. produced some of the most iconic jewelry of the 20th century.

 
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Charleston Gallery Grand Opening

Charleston Gallery Grand Opening

Join us for the Grand Opening of our newly renovated gallery in Charleston, South Carolina!

 
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A Life Well-Travelled

A Life Well-Travelled

Bruce McKee shares reflections on fellow TASIS alumnus Donald D. MacDermid and his remarkable collection.

 
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The Estate of Renee Meyers

The Estate of Renee Meyers

Doyle is honored to auction jewelry from the Estate of Renee Meyers as a feature of the Important Jewelry sale on June 22.

 
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