Posts Tagged ‘Lyon & Turnbull’
Scotland’s national music school celebrates £1million legacy
Scotland’s national music school is celebrating after receiving the biggest donation in its 50 year history from music enthusiast David Hutcheson. A music lover and keen pianist, David was a major supporter of St Mary’s Music School in his later years and a regular attender at its concerts and performances. He believed passionately in supporting young…
Read MoreUnseen work by Scotland’s best-loved artists John Byrne and Alasdair Gray on show
An exhibition of largely unseen work by two of Scotland’s best-loved artists is to go on show this week in Glasgow. Two Glasgow Polymaths, which runs from Monday 15 July until Friday 26 July at Lyon & Turnbull’s city centre gallery, features the work of John Byrne and Alasdair Gray. Both men, who studied at…
Read MoreRare first edition Harry Potter book up for auction could fetch £60,000
Rare first editions of J.K. Rowling’s first three Harry Potter books, a signed first edition of Ian Fleming’s Casino Royale, and a complete set of signed A.A. Milne’s Winnie-the Pooh books are going up for auction. Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first in Rowling’s boy wizard series, valued at between £40,000 and £60,000,…
Read MoreScottish Colourist S.J. Peploe painting could fetch up to £300,000
A stand-out picture by Scottish Colourist S.J. Peploe could fetch up to £300,000 when it goes under the hammer The painting, Still Life with Fruit and Flowers, depicts a cast of still life objects set against a vivid purple backdrop. It is on such bold works that Peploe’s leading reputation within twentieth century art history…
Read MoreJohn Duncan Fergussson: new exhibition opens on 150th anniversary of Scottish Colourist’s birth
This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of John Duncan Fergusson (1874-1961), the longest-lived and most international of the pioneering group of artists known as the Scottish Colourists. To mark the occasion, fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull has curated a special touring exhibition of Fergusson’s paintings and sculptures, A Scottish Colourist at…
Read MoreRare portrait of Queen Charlotte made famous in Bridgerton goes under the hammer
Two rare portraits featuring King George III and his consort Queen Charlotte, whose story has been popularised by hit Netflix series Bridgerton, are to go under the hammer. The paintings by celebrated Scots-born artist Allan Ramsay are estimated to fetch between £25,000 – £30,000. They will be offered live in Edinburgh and online by fine…
Read MoreRare royal desk seal belonging to Princess Margaret expected to fetch £8k
A personal desk seal belonging to Her Royal Highness Princess Margaret is expected to fetch more than £8,000 when it goes under the hammer. The 19th century quartz and diamond seal forms part of a collection of over 50 high profile historic desk and fob seals being sold with Lyon & Turnbull in London on…
Read MoreCalling Time: clock ticks on online charity auction of one-off watches
Lyon & Turnbull is set to auction off nine watches to help support cancer charity Maggie’s. The EveryWatch sale of original timepieces will take place online from 16-23 August. It features watches specially created for the sale, and includes; Christopher Ward, Fears, Isotope, Sartory Billard, Paulin, Studio Underd0g, Bamford, William Wood and internationally renowned Glasgow-based…
Read MoreArchive belonging to King Edward VIII bodyguard could fetch £11,000
An archive belonging to the Scottish bodyguard of King Edward VIII could fetch £11,000 when it goes under the hammer. Edward became King in January 1936 before abdicating in December. He became the Duke of Windsor after his marriage to twice divorced American socialite, Wallis Simpson, in France in June 1937. The Duke’s close police…
Read MoreRare desk seal belonging to Sir Walter Scott sold for £14,000
A rare desk seal belonging to Sir Walter Scott has sold for nearly £14,000. The finely carved hand seal, set in lapis lazuli, gold and amethyst stones, is believed to date from his knighthood in 1820 and bears the writer’s family armorial. It was sold for £13,860 by auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull. The figure achieved…
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