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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Lot 502 - BUCHLYVIE, STIRLINGSHIRE, AN ACRYLIC BY JOYCE BORLAND
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 510 - ROCK VILLA, PITTENWEEM, AN OIL BY WILLIAM BIRNIE
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 511 - BEN LOMOND FROM RENFREWSHIRE, A MIXED MEDIA BY GORDON HOPE WYLLIE
Sold for £220
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 515 - WINTER SCENE WITH COAL-MAN, ROTTEN ROW, AN OIL BY HERBERT WHONE
Sold for £7,000
Estimated at £8,000 - £12,000
Lot 524 - DURHAM CATHEDRAL AND CASTLE FROM FRAMWELLGATE BRIDGE, AN OIL BY HELEN MCDONALD MATHIE
Sold for £460
Estimated at £600 - £800
Lot 526 - BEN LOMOND IN THE SNOW, AN ACRYLIC BY HELEN MCDONALD MATHIE
Sold for £240
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 530 - PANSIES WITH GLASS VASE, AN OIL BY MARY DAVIDSON
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 539 - FIRST LIGHT, ST ABBS, AN OIL BY NEIL MACDONALD
Sold for £3,000
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 541 - POPPIES AT SAN GIMIGNANO, TUSCANY, AN OIL BY JOHN DAMARI
Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 543 - LITTLE FACE IN HANDS, AN OIL BY ALEXANDRA (SANDIE) GARDNER
Sold for £600
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 558 - IT'S GETTING LATE GENTLEMEN, A GOUACHE BY SINCLAIR GAULDIE
Sold for £200
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 560 - STUDIO COMPOSITION, AN OIL BY DONALD MORRISON BUYERS
Sold for £320
Estimated at £450 - £650
Lot 565 - CHABLIS AND LANGOUSTINE AT ROGANO, AN OIL BY ALASTAIR THOMSON
Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 567 - STUDY FOR SELF PORTRAIT PAINTER FROM PAISLEY, AN OIL BY ALAN KING
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 574 - A SET OF FOUR COUNTRY SCENE MEZZOTINTS BY ANNABEL MAUNSELL
Sold for £260
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 577 - MONUMENT FOR A WANDERING HEART, AN OIL BY ALLY THOMPSON
Sold for £140
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 583 - AT THE DRESSING TABLE, A LARGE OIL BY NORMAN KIRKHAM
Sold for £800
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 591 - MOON OVER CNOC-CUIL PHAIL, IONA, AN OIL BY JOLOMO
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 592 - SLEEPING SHEEP AT CADELL'S HOUSE, IONA, AN OIL BY JOLOMO
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 595 - FIFE LANDSCAPE, AN EARLY OIL BY JACK VETTRIANO
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 601 - THREE WHITE ROSES IN A BLUE JUG, AN OIL BY EMILY PATRICK
Sold for £1,500
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 618 - CROFT IN GLEN MORE, ISLE OF MULL, AN OIL BY JOLOMO
Sold for £2,400
Estimated at £2,000 - £4,000
Lot 628 - RHUM & EIGG FROM ARDNAMURCHAN POINT, AN OIL BY ERNI UPTON
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,500
Lot 638 - LOVE'S SORROW, LOVE'S JOY, A MIXED MEDIA BY MARY MACIVER
Sold for £160
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 641 - LAST LIGHT, ANDALUSIAN VILLAGE, AN ACRYLIC BY DOREEN WILLIAMS
Sold for £400
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 646 - MOMENT IN A LAZY SEA, 1995, AN OIL BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £300
Estimated at £300 - £600
Lot 647 - WRACK DANCE (SWELL RISE), 1998/99, AN OIL BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £340
Estimated at £300 - £600
Lot 648 - RESIDUAL FORMS (NIGHT TIDE), 2001, A MIXED MEDIA BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £260
Estimated at £300 - £600
Lot 649 - LATERAL PLANE (SQUALL), 1997, A MIXED MEDIA BY NEIL DALLAS BROWN
Sold for £280
Estimated at £300 - £600