Tag: Lyon & Turnbull

A marriage document signed by Lord Nelson, his mistress and others in his social circle will be signed by Lyon & Turnbull from its HQ in Edinburgh.The single sheet of paper is covered with...

An array of jewellery, silver and gold will be displayed in Edinburgh with the return of Scotland’s Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold this autumn.Organised by The Scottish Goldsmiths Trust, in partnership with...

Exquisite hand-made work by over 50 established and emerging makers will be on show at Scotland’s annual Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold.Organised as a partnership between The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the...

From 8 to 10 November 2019 there is a selling fair, exhibition and events all centred on gold, silver and jewellery at Lyon & Turnbull on Broughton Place. The event, organised by The Incorporation...

Eighteen artists and makers are taking part in the first of a new series of events at Marchmont House to promote Scottish creativity.Conversations in Wood @ Marchmont House, from 3-5 August 2019, features leading names...

We visited Lyon & Turnbull last week to look at the two very rare Mackintosh chairs which had been designed for Miss Cranston's tearoom.With an impeccable provenenance these two oak chairs sold today for...

Two chairs will be auctioned next week in Edinburgh and are each expected to fetch between £30-50,000 each.They were made for Miss Cranston's Tea Room in Glasgow and designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh. This...

At Lyon & Turnbull's auction house over the next few days there will be an exhibition of gold, silver and jewellery organised by The Incorporation of Goldsmiths of the City of Edinburgh and Lyon & Turnbull...

Lyon & Turnbull are hosting their first African and Oceanic Art auction this week on 21 March 2018.This sale will include the African Art collection of John Rendall, the Australian who became famous after...

From 2 to 5 November Elements 3 A Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold will bring more than 50 of the UK's most skilled makers together. There is a fair, jewellery making demonstrations and...

The Reeves Collection of textiles was sold at Lyon & Turnbull's auction house earlier today for £231,600.The renowned collector had amassed textiles all the way through his life from the early days of his...

Dr Bendor Grosvenor the art historian and broadcaster will join the board of auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull as a non-executive director.He is known for discovering lost paintings by Old Master artists like Rubens, Peter...

A self-portrait by the late David Bowie was sold today by Lyon & Turnbull for £22,500, which was seven times the original estimate.The new owner is in films but wished to remain anonymous. He seemed...

Lyon & Turnbull sold a ladderback chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for £21,250 at their  of Decorative Arts on November the 11th 2015 in Edinburgh. The chair was made for Miss Cranston's Willow...

Iconic Peploe painting of Iona has a second painting of his children on the back Auctioneers at Lyon & Turnbull have a painting by Samuel John Peploe of Iona on the front, whilst on the...

MONDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2014Blackwell's Edinburgh presents The Monthly Book Quiz: if you know your Waugh from your Peace and your Meyer from your Heyer, try this monthly quiz.  Teams of up to five can...

MONDAY 11TH AUGUST 2014Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic.  The National Galleries of Scotland are letting legendary stand-up, poet and roving sketchsmith Phill Jupitus loose in its rooms for three weeks during August.  Each morning Phill...

It was a record breaking day for Lyon & Turnbull yesterday as a Blue & White Ming Style Dragon Charger sold For £427,250An impressive blue and white plate decorated with a five toed blue...

One of the largest collections of Chinese snuff bottles, valued at £40,000, are to be put on sale at Lyon & Turnbull on 4 June 2014, spanning three centuries the snuff bottles belong to...

 “Eastre, Hymn to the Sun”, a sculpture valued at £12,000-18,000, by Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson, which lay under his bed for three years before he could afford to have it cast, will be...

A rare private and incomplete copy of T. E. Lawrence’s book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, valued at £20,000 was sold at Lyon & Turnbull today for £42,050 to a private buyer who wishes...

Experts at Lyon & Turnbull were stunned when they came across a 200 year old Chinese Imperial Robe in a wardrobe in a house in the Highlands of Scotland. The Imperial Kesi Ground Formal...

 A very unusual stuffed dog called Mavis is to be sold at Lyon & Turnbull, however the breed of the dog has auctioneers baffled. Valued at up to £2-3,000, the dog is to be...

A table once used by the Emperor Napoleon valued at £300 will be sold at auction by Lyon & Turnbull in their Fine Antique Sale Edinburgh next week on 26 June 2013. The regency mahogany...

Auctioneers at Lyon & Turnbull today sold a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby for £1875, on the eve of the premiere of the new film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan....

Rare Collection of Russian Glassware From Exiled Member of the Russian Imperial Royal Family Makes £48,000 at auction.A large collection of 19th century Russian Imperial Glassware belonging to Grand Duke Michael Milkhailovich grandson of...

In summer 2013, Collective will move from Cockburn Street to the former City Observatory on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. This extraordinary city centre, hilltop location will shape the organisation and its programme in new, distinctive...

Greyfriars Bobby Sells For £3,100 and is set to return to the Isle of SkyeThe original plaster model of Edinburgh’s famous Greyfriars Bobby, valued at up to £1,000, was sold today at Lyon &...

Lyon & Turnbull are to sell the 18th century wedding ring of General Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch. Valued at £500, the gold wedding band, which belonged to his wife, the Honourable Mary Cathcart, was...

Lyon & Turnbull Summer Sales Reach Record Total of £2.1 millionThe summer season of sales at Lyon & Turnbull drew to a close last week with a record total of £2.16 million. This included...