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Dresser teapot

Then there were three... Christopher Dresser teapot discovered in Canada and auctioned in Scotland

16 October 2026

A seminal proto-modernist metalwork design by Christopher Dresser (1834-1904) emerged for sale in Edinburgh on October 14.

Banknote

Rare banknotes sale boosts charity

16 October 2026

Rare specimen banknotes from around the world donated to a British Heart Foundation (BHF) shop in Edinburgh have raised £85,860 in total at auction to help fund research.

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TV hit Celebrity Traitors boosts business for local antiques emporium

09 October 2026

Firm local to The Traitors’ castle HQ says extra tourists help drive sales

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US buyer snaps up marvellous manga

02 October 2026

Scottish book dealership Carter Rare Books has sold a collection of nearly 30 Japanese manga valued at around £100,000.

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Token of a healing royal touch trebles estimate in Edinburgh

25 September 2026

Belief in divine ability to cure the sick persisted among Stuart heirs in exile even as the Jacobite dream died

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Avian ace Peter Scott maintains significant following at auction

25 September 2026

Pictures of birds in flight were the stock-in-trade of Sir Peter Markham Scott (1909-89).

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Four league cup medals won by a Hearts legend feature in one lot

04 September 2026

John Cumming (1930-2008) is regarded as one of the greatest players in Heart of Midlothian FC’s history.

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Another Annan photographic record of Glasgow appears

04 September 2026

Thomas Annan’s Photographs of The Old Closes and Streets of Glasgow is the earliest and most famous photographic record of the city’s slums.

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How Scotland’s treasure trove review brings clarity for the art trade when it comes to ‘legacy finds’

07 August 2026

Preservation and record keeping should be boosted, with auctioneers and dealers also benefiting from clearer rules on ‘legacy finds’

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Rug extends Blackadder coverage

07 August 2026

Textiles maintain relationship between Edinburgh studios and the Mod Brit artist even after her death

Two-hand sword

Scottish stories cast a spell

17 July 2026

Bonhams offered the Contents of Monreith House: A Historical Seat of Clan Maxwell in two July sales from its Edinburgh saleroom.

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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.

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