The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction

The Scottish Contemporary Art Auction

Date: 1st Aug, 2021 13:00
Lots: 285

August is off to a great start at McTear’s with the Scottish Contemporary Art Auction. The Sunday afternoon sale brought about exciting competition on a number of lots, ending with some phenomenal hammer prices. There was some excitement at the beginning of the sale, with lot 540, an oil by Ian G Orchardson; much admired on the view, the oil, estimated at £100-200 went away with a hammer of £600. Mid-way through the sale, a string of lithographs by David Shrigley preformed well, with consistent results across the 8 lots. Fierce competition over the phone and online brought about hammer prices of £440 and £750 for lots 685 and 687 respectively, both small oils depicting Glasgow. An early oil by Jack Vettriano, signed as Jack Hoggan, sold for £4,000, after tense bidding between phone bidders. A few lots sold for well over their expected estimate, with lots 601 and 668 turning out the most exciting results. Lot 601, Three Roses in a Blue Jug, an oil by Emily Patrick succeeded its original estimate of £200-400, with a hammer price of £1,500. Lot 668 an oil of Nice, France by Cecil Rochfort D’Oyly John also surpassed its estimate of £200-400, with a final hammer price of £1,100. With results like these, the excitement is sure to continue in our further sales in the coming month! 

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SOLD

Lot 501 - THE ENCROACHING TIDE, AN OIL BY BEN MAILE

Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 503 - THE PARMA, AN OIL BY JAMES CURRY BURNIE

Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 508 - AT THE START, AN OIL BY BOBBY MCDERMITT

Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 510 - ROCK VILLA, PITTENWEEM, AN OIL BY WILLIAM BIRNIE

Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 513 - LOCH HOURNE, A WATERCOLOUR BY TOM HOVELL SHANKS

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 514 - YELLOW FIELD, AN OIL BY LIN PATTULLO

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 516 - ROAD TO THE SEA, ORKNEY, AN OIL BY IAN MACINNES

Sold for £700
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

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Lot 517 - CLIFFS & SEA, ORKNEY, AN OIL BY IAN MACINNES

Sold for £650
Estimated at £700 - £1,000

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Lot 518 - YESNABY, AN OIL BY IAN MACINNES

Sold for £900
Estimated at £600 - £900

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Lot 520 - JENNY II, AN OIL BY GRAEME SHARP

Sold for £340
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 530 - PANSIES WITH GLASS VASE, AN OIL BY MARY DAVIDSON

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

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Lot 532 - AN UNTITLED LIMITED EDITION PRINT BY JOLOMO

Sold for £130
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 534 - HENS IN THE YARD, AN OIL BY JAMES FULLARTON

Sold for £800
Estimated at £600 - £900

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Lot 536 - LORENZO, AN OIL BY STANLEY BIRD

Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 537 - UNTITLED (TOAST), AN OIL BY JAMES MCDONALD

Sold for £950
Estimated at £1,000 - £1,500

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Lot 538 - MACLAREN, AN OIL BY GEORGINA MCMASTER

Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 539 - FIRST LIGHT, ST ABBS, AN OIL BY NEIL MACDONALD

Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000

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Lot 542 - LA PARISIENNE, A PEN AND WASH BY LAETITIA GUILBAUD

Sold for £120
Estimated at £100 - £150

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Lot 547 - WINTER GARDEN, AN ETCHING BY FIONA WATSON

Sold for £150
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 551 - SUNDOWN, AN ETCHING BY ELEANOR SYMMS

Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 552 - GIRL AND SATSUMAS, AN OIL BY ANTHONY BAYNES

Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £600

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Lot 553 - GATHERING CLOUDS, AN ETCHING BY ELEANOR SYMMS

Sold for £95
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 554 - MEADOW, AN ETCHING BY PAT CROMBIE

Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 555 - MARKET DAY, ST JOHNS, AN OIL BY PAT CROMBIE

Sold for £140
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 557 - SWIMMING HARE, A PRINT BY MATTHEW CAREY SIMOS

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 561 - ORPHEUS AND EURIDCHE I, AN OIL BY BRENDA LENAGHAN

Sold for £200
Estimated at £300 - £600

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Lot 562 - THE GOLDEN TREE, AN ACRYLIC BY PIERO MONTANELLI

Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 566 - END OF AN ERA, A CHARCOAL BY NICHOLA MARTIN

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 568 - AN UNTITLED CHARCOAL BY CHERYLENE DYER

Sold for £150
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 569 - NICK, AN OIL BY JANE BLAIR

Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 570 - DISTANT HILLS, A MIXED MEDIA BY DOUGLAS DAVIES

Sold for £90
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 571 - DREAMING OF FLIGHT, AN OIL BY JANE GARDINER

Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 576 - THE DOMAIN OF AETHERIA, AN OIL BY ALLY THOMPSON

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 578 - SOLWAY SUNSET, A GOUACHE BY JEAN RODGER

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 579 - STUDY OF CHRIST, AN INK BY PETER HOWSON

Sold for £420
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 580 - LAST LIGHT, AN OIL BY EMMA DAVIS

Sold for £190
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 581 - REST - GET COOL, A MIXED MEDIA BY ARCHIE DICKENS

Sold for £180
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 582 - ON THE CASE, AN OIL BY JOHN TRICKETT

Sold for £650
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 583 - AT THE DRESSING TABLE, A LARGE OIL BY NORMAN KIRKHAM

Sold for £800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200

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Lot 584 - A LUSCIOUS PEAR, A MIXED MEDIA BY ARCHIE DICKENS

Sold for £220
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 585 - BUDDING BLOOMS, AN OIL BY GREER RALSTON

Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 587 - HEAT SPOTS, AN OIL BY DONALD MORRISON BUYERS

Sold for £300
Estimated at £450 - £650

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Lot 589 - URBAN WAY, A MIXED MEDIA BY PHILIP REEVES

Sold for £300
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 590 - A SPECTACULAR AND VERY LARGE JOLOMO

Sold for £6,000
Estimated at £5,000 - £10,000

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Lot 591 - MOON OVER CNOC-CUIL PHAIL, IONA, AN OIL BY JOLOMO

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 592 - SLEEPING SHEEP AT CADELL'S HOUSE, IONA, AN OIL BY JOLOMO

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 595 - FIFE LANDSCAPE, AN EARLY OIL BY JACK VETTRIANO

Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000

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Lot 600 - TIDE INCOMING, AN OIL BY ROSANNE BARR

Sold for £140
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 602 - THE BRIDGE, AN OIL BY GERARD BURNS

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000

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Lot 603 - EGYPTIAN DOORS, A MIXED MEDIA BY CHARLES MACQUEEN

Sold for £190
Estimated at £250 - £450

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Lot 604 - WINTER, EAST NEUK, AN OIL BY CHARLES MACQUEEN

Sold for £500
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 605 - THE TREE, AN OIL BY JO VANTOURNHOUT

Sold for £90
Estimated at £150 - £250

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Lot 606 - BIRDCAGES, AN OIL BY SANDY MURPHY

Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 607 - AN UNTITLED MIXED MEDIA BY WILLIAM GEAR

Sold for £280
Estimated at £400 - £600

SOLD

Lot 609 - AN UNTITLED INK BY WILLIAM GEAR

Sold for £180
Estimated at £300 - £500

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Lot 612 - PILOT EXTRAORDINAIRE, AN OIL BY JAMES HARDIE

Sold for £100
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 614 - ENGULF, AN OIL BY ROBERT JOHN MACMILLAN

Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 615 - TOBERMORY COMMISSION, AN OIL BY PAT KRAMEK

Sold for £340
Estimated at £200 - £400

SOLD

Lot 616 - PEACE & QUIET, HARRIS, AN OIL BY PAT KRAMEK

Sold for £280
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 618 - CROFT IN GLEN MORE, ISLE OF MULL, AN OIL BY JOLOMO

Sold for £2,400
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000

SOLD

Lot 620 - HARVEST, CULZEAN, AN OIL BY MARGARET LAW

Sold for £70
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 621 - THE LOOKER, A MIXED MEDIA BY FRANK MCFADDEN

Sold for £240
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 627 - TARANSAY FROM HARRIS, AN OIL BY ERNI UPTON

Sold for £900
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000

SOLD

Lot 628 - RHUM & EIGG FROM ARDNAMURCHAN POINT, AN OIL BY ERNI UPTON

Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

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Lot 631 - FRENCH WINDOW, A MEZZOTINT BY DOROTHEA WIGHT

Sold for £200
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 633 - STEPS TO A DOOR, A MEZZOTINT BY DOROTHEA WIGHT

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £200

SOLD

Lot 634 - FAR FROM HERE, A MEZZOTINT BY DOROTHEA WIGHT

Sold for £200
Estimated at £100 - £200

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Lot 635 - FEBRUARY AFTERNOON, A MEZZOTINT BY DOROTHEA WIGHT

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £200

SOLD

Lot 637 - BEYOND THESE DOORS, A MEZZOTINT BY DOROTHEA WIGHT

Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £200

SOLD
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Lot 639 - DUMBARTON, A WATERCOLOUR BY TOM HOVELL SHANKS

Sold for £150
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 643 - SPUD, A SCREENPRINT BY JOCK MCFADYEN

Sold for £130
Estimated at £200 - £400

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Lot 644 - AN EVEN CHANCE, AN OIL BY STEPHEN MANGAN

Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500

SOLD

Lot 645 - UNTITLED MAN, AN ETCHING BY KEN CURRIE

Sold for £600
Estimated at £400 - £600

SOLD
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Lot 650 - A PAIR OF GRAPHITE DRAWINGS BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN

Sold for £95
Estimated at £150 - £250