Posts Tagged ‘auction’
Selling with The Scottish Gallery
The Scottish Gallery offers a comprehensive and discreet service to those seeking advice on valuation or wishing to sell works of art. Sometimes it will be their advice to seek an appraisal with an auctioneer but these days the costs of conducting business at auction, particularly for a potential vendor, are such that the Gallery…
Read MoreAn exclusive bottling will be available soon
Royal Mile Whiskies has announced the release of a 2006 single cask release from Daftmill distillery. This marks one of the very first exclusive bottlings from this highly regarded Lowland farm distillery. Daftmill distillery founder and owner, Francis Cuthbert, has always maintained that the whisky he makes is for drinking and sharing, and Royal Mile…
Read MoreFine jewels auction is a real gem of a Sotheby’s sale
A unique chance to purchase some fine jewels from the most famous makes in the world is taking place. Sotheby’s is holding an auction in London on 5 June, entitled Fine Jewels. This will present the perfect opportunity to acquire exceptional jewels from some of the most sought-after makers. From 1930s Cartier, through to contemporary…
Read MoreBuy a slice of the golden age of steam at auction
Fourteen rare vintage railway posters advertising travel to Scotland are going under the hammer tomorrow (Wednesday). Lyon & Turnbull will offer the items in their Decorative Arts: Design since 1860 auction on 3 April. Of particular note is the original poster by Robert Bartlett for The Night Scotsman (lot 467) valued at £12,000 – 14,000,…
Read MoreTime’s running out to bid in online auction
A firm is holding an online auction of unsold lots from a sale last week. A host of paintings, sculptures, swords and other weaponry are being auctioned by Holts Auctioneers, who specialise in fine, modern and antique guns. The lots were unsold by Holts at a sale on 19 March, and bids are now being…
Read MoreRare whisky market sees prices rise by 40% in a year
The price of rare whisky has shot up by 40% in the last year, after it topped the Knight Frank Luxury Investment Index (KFLII). The Wealth Report 2019, released today, reveals that new entrant whisky has surged in value by 40% over the 12 months to Q4 2018. The Knight Frank Rare Whisky 100 Index,…
Read MoreScotland Tractor World Show makes a return
Banish the winter blues by ploughing a furrow to a fantastic family weekend later this month. Back by popular demand, the Scotland Tractor and Classic Commercial Show is returning over the weekend of 23 and 24 March, at the Royal Highland Centre, Edinburgh, and will be even bigger and better. Show organisers are building on…
Read MoreGet ready to bid for bottles of Prince Charles’ whisky
More bottles of Prince Charles’ 30-year-old Royal Lochnagar Scotch Whisky are to be sold in an online auction, starting this weekend. Bottle number 1 reached the tremendous sum of £9100 on Whisky.Auction for the Prince’s Foundation, and now the final 20 bottles are to be released by The Prince’s Foundation in response to extraordinary interest…
Read MoreRare whisky from the mythical Malt Mill at auction
An exceptionally rare bottle of blended Scotch whisky that is likely to contain the near mythical Malt Mill single malt is set to go under the hammer in an online auction. Being held by Perth-based Whisky Auctioneer, the bottle is expected to fetch over £5,000. Mackie’s Ancient Brand Scotch Whisky takes its name from the…
Read MoreRare Macallan expected to sell for half a million
A bottle of the very rare Macallan 60 year old 1926, with a label designed by the eminent, internationally acclaimed, British pop artist Sir Peter Blake, leads Bonhams Whisky sale. Estimated at £500,000-700,000, it has been consigned by a UK collector who acquired the bottle on its release in 1986. The whisky lay at Macallan…
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