Benson light show at Lyon & Turnbull 13 May 2013 The highlight of Lyon & Turnbull’s sale of Decorative Arts was this copper and brass electrolier made in the workshops of the designer and architect William Arthur Smith Benson c.1900. Auction Reports
Vodka glasses from Russian noble collection 21 March 2013 This may look like your average 19th century vodka glass, but this tumbler descended through the family of a high-ranking Russian noble.
Asian fans at Edinburgh sale 29 October 2012 Edinburgh-based auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull will offer a pair of Chinese filigree fans at their Asian sale on December 5.
Edinburgh spoon scoops up £22,000 28 August 2012 This rare Charles I spoon topped the latest sale of Scottish silver held by Edinburgh auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull, selling for £22,000. Auction Reports
Glasgow School collection goes under the hammer 30 July 2012 Lyon & Turnbull are to sell the contents of the New York home of Donald and Eleanor Taffner, important collectors of works by the Glasgow School. Art Market
Maiolica dish well worth the 30-year wait 12 December 2011 This previously unrecorded and beautifully painted dish, dated 1537, by the maiolica artist Francesco Xanto Avelli (c.1486-1542) sold for £325,000 at Lyon & Turnbull's latest in Edinburgh.
Royal connections boost Forbes sale in Edinburgh as Victorian art remains soft 07 November 2011 WHILE most reports in the media focused on the record price paid for a pair of Queen Victoria's undergarments, Lyon & Turnbull's sale of works from the Forbes Collection raised the more serious question of the current state of the Victorian art market. Art Market
Wemyss comes up against a new sanity 30 August 2011 THE Edinburgh sales at Bonhams and Lyon & Turnbull in August both featured Wemyss wares, offering an opportunity to assess the current market.
Ex-McTear’s staff launch new Glasgow saleroom 31 May 2011 GLASGOW acquired a new auction house last month when Mulberry Bank Auctions officially opened with a drinks reception on the evening of May 20.
Scottish Puritan scoops £27,000 23 August 2010 PURITAN spoons are not uncommon survivors in English silver but, for reasons still largely unknown, Scottish examples are very rare. To date, only nine hallmarked or provincial examples are known.
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