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Cadell fans figure out the added appeal of this Scottish Colourist

03 July 2026

Paintings of elegantly attired female figures hold a special place in the oeuvre of the Scottish Colourist Francis Campbell Boileau Cadell (1883-1937).

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The Glasgow slums revealed by a pioneering photographer

03 July 2026

Thomas Annan’s famous book is now rated as ‘one of the finest photographic works of the 19th century’

Harry and Katie Wright

Couple create a real brouhaha

19 June 2026

Edinburgh shop owners started with restoration

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Beaker, boarding house and a Russian empress

29 May 2026

The story of this late 19th century Russian beaker goes back to a boarding house in Harrogate in 1894.

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Earliest Celtic FC winner’s medal nets a record for such Scottish memorabilia

29 May 2026

On the day the 15ct gold and enamel medal Celtic FC’s latest Scottish title success clinched in the very last game of the season against Hearts came 133 years after their first.

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Was ‘Red Fuji’ painted by Wirgman Jr?

29 May 2026

Small but intriguing coastal scene estimated at just £50-80 spotted by eager bidders and taken to £3500

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Pink topaz and diamond brooch sets house record at Perthshire auction

15 May 2026

Perth saleroom Lindsay Burns (22% buyer’s premium) posted a new house record with an exceptional piece of period jewellery at its latest three-day sale.

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Vichy automaton bears fruit in the saleroom

08 May 2026

Gustave Vichy was born in 1839 to a Parisian watch and clock maker Antoine Michel who, along with his wife, set up the Vichy company in 1862 with the aim of building and selling clocks, mechanical objects and toys.

Pink topaz and diamond girandole brooch

Victorian topaz girandole brooch takes top honours at Scottish sale

01 May 2026

The 18th and 19th centuries were the golden age of topaz.

Morris & Co tile panels

Morris & Co Labours of the Month tiles work wonders in Edinburgh to reap a £75,000 auction reward

24 April 2026

The latest Design Since 1860 sale at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh was topped by four Morris & Co tile panels depicting the Labours of the Months dated to c.1865.

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Brounker Watts pocket watch up for grabs

24 April 2026

The London watch and clock maker Brounker Watts (c.1670-1717), an apprentice to Joseph Knibb, became a member of the Clockmakers Company in 1697.

Paxton House Antiques and Decorative Fair

An event that borders on the inspirational

17 April 2026

“Unfortunately, Paxton House won’t allow us to chop down any historic trees to add more marquees,” joked Seppe Anthony, co-organiser at Glam Racket Events.

An old ship's bell

Antiques fair is a surprise success in Orkney

17 April 2026

Colin Richards is professor of prehistoric archaeology at the University of the Highlands and Islands on the Orkney Islands.

Joan Eardley's Summer Fields

Rediscovered Joan Eardley picture found in a charity shop sells for a five-figure sum at an Edinburgh gallery

16 April 2026

A ‘long lost’ painting by Modern British artist Joan Eardley (1921-63) has been sold for £29,500 by The Scottish Gallery after it was rediscovered in an East Midlands charity shop.

Dealer Jenni Meldrum in her antiques shop

Sea Kist sails into the sunset

10 April 2026

South Queensferry, west of Edinburgh, was named last year by The Telegraph as the most beautiful town in Scotland.

Sybelle Thomson of Thomson Roddick Callan.

Saleroom goes for an Edinburgh extension

10 April 2026

Building work is under way to create a 1000sq ft saleroom at Thomson Roddick Callan’s Auction Centre in Rosewell, on the outskirts of Edinburgh.

Leadhills Mine documents

Historical archive of Scottish Enlightenment mathematician and innovator blocked from export

23 March 2026

An extensive 18th century archive relating to James Stirling (1692-1770) has been blocked from export in the hope a UK institution can raise the funds to keep it in the UK.

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Sketchbooks of worldwide interest created by Alexander the great traveller

20 March 2026

Papers outline the journeys extraordinary for even a Victorian military man and explorer

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Write up your street in Edwardian days

20 March 2026

Edwardian silver and enamel desk sets are rarely as extensive as this one sold by Franklin Browns (18% buyer’s premium) in Edinburgh.

Lady Jane Grey letter

Letters at auction recall reign of tragic ‘Nine Day Queen’ Lady Jane Grey

27 February 2026

An extremely rare survival from the nine-day reign of Lady Jane Grey, one of the more dramatic episodes in English history, came to market on February 25.

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