Arts & Antiques
Rare Hepworth sketch given in private art auction
The personal art collection of Wilhelmina Barns-Graham, a leading figure of the St Ives School of artists, is to be sold live online and in London by fine art auction house, Lyon & Turnbull, this Thursday. Most of the pieces in the sale were gifted to St Andrews-born Barns-Graham by her artist friends. Wilhelmina studied…
Read MoreBeautiful Scots art deco posters under the hammer
A fine art auctioneers are celebrating the art deco style in Scotland with the sale of two beautiful posters. Sworders are selling a couple of Scottish posters on October 19-20, as part of the Design Live Online auction. Two Scottish themed posters from The Lawrie Gatehouse (1943-2020) collection. Laurie was an avid collector of art…
Read MoreArt expert Alice Strang joins Lyon and Turnbull
Alice Strang, one of the UK’s most respected art experts, has joined fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull. Alice won a Saltire Society Outstanding Woman of Scotland award for her leadership of the landmark Modern Scottish Women: Sculptors and Painters 1885-1965 exhibition which she curated for the National Galleries of Scotland (NGS) in 2015. She…
Read MoreTea set made to welcome Queen Victoria goes to auction
An extensive porcelain breakfast service made to welcome Queen Victoria and Prince Albert on their first visit to Scotland in 1842 comes for sale at auction house Lyon & Turnbull this week. The historic Worcester service of more than 280 pieces, each painted with sprigs of heather and the family coronet, is among 43 lots…
Read MoreMedal of Scot who fought at Waterloo sold at auction
The medals of a Scots officer who fought at the Battle of Waterloo went under the hammer last week. They were sold by Dix Noonan Webb in auction of Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria on Wednesday, March 17. Included in the sale were several medals relating to Waterloo. Among the highlights was the Waterloo Medal…
Read MoreGeorgina McMaster exhibits at the Green Gallery
The Green Gallery is hosting an online spring exhibition of work by Georgina McMaster. Taking place on Saturday, March 13, it will be available on the gallery’s website from 10am, and there will be a live tour on Facebook at 11am. Georgina McMaster is one of Scotland’s most exciting contemporary artists. Her art work explores…
Read MoreWhisky paintings at the heart of online auction
A series of oil paintings showing Scotland’s whisky industry in all its glory will take pride of place in an auction of Scottish contemporary art at McTear’s in Glasgow this weekend. The eight works by internationally renowned Scottish artist, Graham McKean, pay tribute to the water of life, with each painting featuring a different aspect…
Read MoreHolts Auctioneers – the leading auction house for sporting guns
Holts Auctioneers are Europe’s leading auction house for fine antique and modern sporting guns. They are based in charming premises on the Royal Estate at Wolferton in Norfolk. They hold four sales per year in March, June, September and December auctioning thousands upon thousands of lots to buyers from all over the world. The sales…
Read MoreHolts Auctioneers for fine antique guns
Holts Auctioneers are Europe’s leading auction house for fine antique and modern sporting guns. They are based in charming premises on the Royal Estate at Wolferton in Norfolk. They hold four sales per year in March, June, September and December auctioning thousands upon thousands of lots to buyers from all over the world. The sales…
Read MoreThe leading auctioneers for fine antique guns
Holts Auctioneers are Europe’s leading auction house for fine antique and modern sporting guns. They are based in charming premises on the Royal Estate at Wolferton in Norfolk. They hold four sales per year in March, June, September and December auctioning thousands upon thousands of lots to buyers from all over the world. The sales…
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