McTear’s was delighted to offer at auction the contents of 19 St Bernard’s Crescent, Edinburgh – The Private Collection of William Mowat-Thomson.
An iconic figure in Scottish dance, Edinburgh-based William Mowat-Thomson was a teacher of dance, drama and yoga and a collector of the most wonderful array of art and antiques. From modest beginnings on Orkney, William achieved success in his working life and from a young age furnished his grand homes in his much-loved Georgian style. When William passed away in 2019, at the age of 86, he had built a collection unrivalled in breadth and vibrancy. A great friend of the late gentleman recalls that those visiting Willliam’s house at St Bernard’s Crescent, Edinburgh, affectionately referred to it as the V&A, being as it was a museum of beautiful objets d’art.
Browse the results from this stunning two-day auction here.
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Lot 103 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BELLONA ALONG WITH A PAIR OF FIGURES
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 104 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MEISSEN FIGURE OF A CANARY, ALONG WITH FOUR OTHER BIRDS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 109 - A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CORINTHIAN COLUMN CANDLESTICK
Sold for £85
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 110 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURAL VASES
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 111 - A MID-19TH CENTURY COPELAND & GARRETT, LATE SPODE 'NEW FAYENCE' WASH BOWL AND EWER
Sold for £10
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 114 - A COMPOSITE SET OF SEVEN GRADUATED VICTORIAN BLUE & WHITE STONEWARE SERVING DISHES
Sold for £85
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 115 - A COLLECTION OF VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE FLATBACK FIGURES
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 116 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY PARIS PORCELAIN CABINET CUP, ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS
Sold for £170
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 120 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY SEVRES PORCELAIN INKWELL, ALONG WITH THREE PEDESTALS
Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 122 - THREE 19TH CENTURY BLUE & WHITE ASHETS, ALONG WITH A PLATE AND A BOWL
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 123 - A SET OF SIX EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEACUPS, ALONG WITH EIGHT OTHERS
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 124 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY NEW HALL PORCELAIN TEACUP AND SAUCER, AND TWO OTHERS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 125 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY OLD SHEFFIELD PLATE CHAMBERSTICK
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 126 - A COLLECTION OF EIGHT SAUCERS, ALONG WITH FOUR BOWLS AND A DISH
Sold for £80
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 129 - A VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE STONEWARE PART DINNER SERVICE
Sold for £110
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 141 - A COLLECTION OF FOUR LATE VICTORIAN GLASS DECANTERS, ALONG WITH FOUR WINE GLASSES
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 143 - TWO VICTORIAN GLASS COMPORTS, ALONG WITH TWO VASES, THREE BOWLS AND A SUGAR CASTER
Sold for £15
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 146 - A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK RANK BADGE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER EMBROIDERY
Sold for £180
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 147 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY GILTWOOD WALL BRACKETS, ALONG WITH A PAIR OF FLEUR-DE-LIS
Sold for £130
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 148 - A VICTORIAN HAND COLOURED PHOTOGRAPH OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL J.F. ELPHINSTONE
Sold for £90
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 149 - A COLLECTION OF THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES
Sold for £220
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 152 - A COLLECTION OF SEVEN VICTORIAN AND LATER PICTURE FRAMES
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 153 - A COLLECTION OF FOUR VICTORIAN AND LATER PICTURE FRAMES, ALONG WITH A TRINKET BOX
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 160 - A COLLECTION OF TEN VICTORIAN AND LATER PICTURE FRAMES
Sold for £95
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 173 - A 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN PLATE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER AND TWO BOWLS
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 174 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE IMARI VASES AND COVERS
Sold for £260
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 178 - A MID-19TH CENTURY MINTONS BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF HANNAH MOORE
Sold for £15
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 183 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY BING & GRONDAHL BISCUIT PORCELAIN WALL PLAQUES
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 184 - A PAIR OF LATE-19TH CENTURY SAMPSON OF PARIS PORCELAIN VASES
Sold for £160
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 185 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN ENGLISH PORCELAIN VASE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 186 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN VASE AND COVER
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 189 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DERBY COFFEE CAN, ALONG WITH TWO TEA BOWLS
Sold for £55
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 193 - A SET OF THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN CUSTARD CUPS AND COVERS
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 194 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN SPILL VASES, ALONG WITH ANOTHER PAIR
Sold for £110
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 195 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN BUSTS
Sold for £170
Estimated at £30 - £50