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William McTaggart
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
‘I’d rather be first in my own country than second in another...’
So said the fiercely proud Scottish artist William McTaggart, and his love of Scotland was made visib...
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Silver fit for the Tsars
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
As Head Workmaster to Peter Carl Fabergé from 1903 to 1918, Henrik Wigstrom captivated the art world with his brilliant creations for the House of Fabergé.
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Barleycorn's Sufficiency
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
The seldom-seen is again our domain this month, with a whole range of rare independent bottlings on offer.
Most significantly, we have all twenty-four bottlings from Signatory Vintage's...
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Ouch! That would hurt!
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
It is a rare old day when a genuine antique Fijian weapon of war is offered for sale, but here is a very fine example of one.
It is Fijian and its tribal name is a &...
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The flowering of Tain silver...
Wednesday, 19 June 2013
The craftsmanship of Tain silver, made in Tain, Ross-shire, has recently been the focus of scholarly research, from an exhibition mounted by the Tain & District Museum to the publication o...
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AUCTION HOUSE COULD HAVE TREASURES IN STORE
Monday, 10 June 2013
With American reality TV series, Storage Wars, drawing in incredible viewing figures, a Glasgow auction house has decided to bring the concept to a Scottish audience.
McTear’s has launc...
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Spotlight on Scottish Contemporary Art
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
It's not uncommon to report that any given Scottish Contemporary Art Auction (SCAA) was a huge success;
As the only auction house in the UK (in the entire world, no less) to host a mon...
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Asian Art at McTear’s
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
Interest in Asian works of art at auction has steadily increased over the past ten years or so.
The demand for quality Chinese and Japanese works of art has avoided the hard hit of...
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Whisky, drink divine!
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
May's whisky selection is so extensive it's been necessary for us to install some new shelving to accomodate it all! And even with the extra space, the whisky shelves are almost groaning with rare and remarkable...
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All aboard the Cape Horn!
Tuesday, 14 May 2013
This wonderful ship builder’s scale model of 'Cape Horn III' is an exact replica of the real ship. Cape Horn III built for Lithgows of Port Glasgow, for the Lyle Shipping C...
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Upcoming Auctions
Fine Jewellery
26 June 2013
This auction will include approximately 300 lots of fine jewellery.
For information on consigning...
The Scottish Pictures Auction
27 June 2013
This auction features fine paintings by Scottish artists of the last 200 years including outstanding...
Asian Works of Art
30 July 2013
This auction will feature ceramics, ivory, bronze, jade, lacquer, wood, silver and cloisonne from Ch...