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BURNS POEM CAPTURED BY TOP SCOTTISH ARTIST
Sunday, 15 January 2012
An oil painting by one of Scotland’s leading artists depicting a gruesome scene from one of Robert Burns’ most famous poems has been put up for auction.
‘Tam o’ Shanter’ features Tam on horseback being attacked by a n...
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World Famous Dram Could Fetch £25K
Friday, 13 January 2012
Seller could see 150% return as Dalmore Sirius makes first appearance at auction
A whisky collector could see a handsome return on his investment when one of the world’s rarest and most sought after drams goes under the hammer in Glasgow ne...
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Silver or Seychelles?
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
As spring cleaning time approaches, perhaps you are thinking about reaching for the family silver with one hand, the other for a soft cloth?
Or perhaps you are dreaming of a break in the Seychelles, or maybe Mauritius or Barbados?
You s...
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An emphasis on quality
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
The Hille furniture company was established in 1906, with its premises in the East End of London.
Formed by the Russian emigant Salamon Hille, the thrust of production was renovating and making reproductions of Eighteenth century furniture. There ...
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In the style of Cloisonne
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
France has a fine history of porcelain manufacturing, but the potteries have somehow, on the whole, slipped under the radar, so to speak.Perhaps, with the exception of Longwy, which must be viewed as one of the most important potteries in European ce...
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Jewels from the foothills of Killimanjaro
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Discovered in Tanzania in 1967, blue tanzanite is a valuable and highly desirable gem stone of the zoisite family.
The stone is both geologically and geographically rare and is found mostly in ...
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Great Impressions
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Born on Arran, James Kay began his artistic career in Glasgow.
Studying at the GSA, Kay became close with many members of the Glasgow School, however was never considered a member himself. Working alongside such contemporaries as David Gaul...
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'Purple Patch' colours in shadows
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Norah Neilson Gray Is one of the finest female artists that Scotland has ever produced.
Training at the Glasgow School of Art under the celebrated and strongly influential Fra Newberry, Neilson...
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The Art Nouveau neckline
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
Lot 1043
EDWARDIAN AQUAMARINE AND SEED PEARL BAR BROOCH
Lot 1112
EDWARDIAN NINE CARAT GOLD SEED PEARL SET H...
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Pinnies, headscarves and old men
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Born in Springside Kilmarnock in 1960, Alexander Millar moved from the small Scottish mining town to the bustling city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
Millar's quiet and rural childhood constantly effects and inspires his practice. He notes 'my early yea...
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3 May 2012
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