Edinburgh

One of the Old Masters attracting significant interest at Lyon & Turnbull’s (25/20% buyer’s premium) latest Five Centuries sale in Edinburgh was a small still-life that drew strong competition against a £5000-8000 estimate.

A group of Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) watercolours and drawings were sold on behalf of the Glasgow Art Club at Lyon & Turnbull’s (26% buyer’s premium) Design since 1860 sale in Edinburgh.

Letter from German mathematician to English scholar takes £14,000 in Edinburgh saleroom

This gothic revival gold and enamel 'artist's jewel' made by the Birmingham metalworkers Hardman and Co is very similar to one given by architect Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin (1812-52) to his third wife Jane Knill.

Jade censer modified by the architect-designer for his own enjoyment returns to auction in Edinburgh

Hot on the heels of just over 20 lots of 18th century Jacobite drinking glasses offered at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh on August 16 (see ATG No 2607), more of these desirable items appeared at two other salerooms.

Grand Tour souvenirs often attract attention at auction and the buyer of this lot certainly got a sizeable helping for their money

A previously unrecorded 18th century manuscript containing 75 pieces of traditional Scottish music sold for £5000 at Lyon & Turnbull (plus 26% buyer’s premium).

A group of just over 20 lots of Jacobite drinking glasses from the 18th century featured in a sale of Scottish Works of Art and Whisky held in Edinburgh.

Blackadder, Ramshaw and Manz under the spotlight at single Edinburgh gallery’s trio of exhibitions

Album of watercolours by mysterious but talented Indian artist takes £90,000 at Scottish saleroom

Book specialist Simon Vickers is retiring from his full-time role at Lyon & Turnbull to become a consultant.

Latest results for works by the stars of the Scottish market show strong prices but a bit of a mixed picture

Collector and author bought pieces for their historical interest as well as beauty

A group of design objects consigned by British textile artist and designer Ann Sutton (b.1935) was offered as part of the Lyon & Turnbull Modern Made sale.

The ideas of ‘liberty’ as a cause and a concept were not confined to the coffee shops of Boston and Philadelphia.

This 12in (30cm) high gilt-copper electrotype tankard by Elkington of Birmingham copies an 17th century ivory tankard with silver mounts.

At his best Mark V Marshall can give his one-time employer Robert Wallace Martin a run for his money

Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal