Lyon & Turnbull

Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull has been operating since 1826 in Scotland. The company specialises in fine art, jewellery and antiques.

They hold about 30 auctions a year including dedicated sales such as Scottish paintings, European and British paintings, furniture, silver, books and furniture.

In 2000 the business formed a marketing alliance with US auctioneers Freeman's of Philadelphia.

Dolls house

Six lots to watch at auction this week including a dolls house, 200 halfcrowns and a Gallé vase

 18 March 2019

With estimates from £400-8000, here are six previews from upcoming sales this week.

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Buyers go to great lengths to acquire portraits with a personal connection to the sitter

 18 March 2019

Some areas of the secondary pictures market march to their own beat, appearing to defy the usual forces that determine value. Ancestral paintings are such a category.

Rhino

Lyon & Turnbull latest auction house to stop selling rhino horn

15 March 2019

Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull will no longer sell antique items made from rhino horn.

Charity

One of London’s oldest charities to sell contemporary art collection to raise funds

 12 March 2019

Contemporary art from the collection of one of London’s oldest charities went on view last night ahead of Lyon & Turnbull’s inaugural Modern Made auction this month.

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Indo-Portuguese table cabinet in Edinburgh auction underlines market demand

 11 March 2019

Underlined by a £65,000 bid for a table cabinet, the attraction of Indo-Portuguese furniture – that combines familiar European forms with the exotic lure of the East – is as strong today as it was in centuries past.

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Buyers take Paul Reeves dealer name as mark of quality

 11 March 2019

Some buyers regard sales of dealers’ stock as a minus on the grounds that the lots have been ‘seen’. Others view them as a plus, reckoning the material has already been the choice of an expert.

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Pat Douthwaite and Mary Fedden come to the fore in Edinburgh sale

 11 March 2019

Lyon & Turnbull is holding an auction of Modern & Contemporary art, sculpture and design at The Mall Galleries in London on March 27 under the title Modern Made.

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Works once part of a Scottish house library form a key part of Edinburgh auction

 04 March 2019

A small group of lots in a recent Edinburgh sale were once part of the library of the late 5th Earl of Lovelace at Torridon House.

Clock

Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Gothic Revival clock and a George II mahogany table

25 February 2019

With estimates from £100-50,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.

oyal Worcester porcelain wall brackets

Eye for rare Royal Worcester at Paul Reeves auction

 18 February 2019

Among the most eagerly-contested lots in the Paul Reeves: An Eye For Design sale at Lyon & Turnbull was this set of Royal Worcester porcelain wall brackets, c.1865, allegorical of the four seasons.

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Previews: £30,000 plus

 18 February 2019

Our weekly selection from salerooms and dealerships.

Carel Weight

Five lots to watch at auction this week including Mod Brit art, an Arts & Crafts table and a Napoleon death mask

 11 February 2019

With estimates from £450-9000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.

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Seven fabulous fans going under the hammer this month

 11 February 2019

With many fans going under the hammer in the coming weeks it is an ideal time to get more familiar with this market where examples can range in price from a few pounds to the high five figures.

Hamadan

What lots caught bidders’ eyes in the last week? Five auction highlights including a Persian landscape and a mother-of-pearl casket

 08 February 2019

ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week also include a German Neo-Expressionist painting and a set of Victorian photogenic drawings.

Rohan McCulloch

Movers and shakers: the latest hires in the auction world including at Lyon & Turnbull, Chiswick Auctions and Christie's

 05 February 2019

New joiners and promotions across the world of auctioneers.

Clock

Four lots to watch at auction this week including a Lowry sketch and a John Knibb clock

 28 January 2019

With estimates from £400-40,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.

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What to buy for Burns Night: Eight items relating to Robert Burns including a walking stick carved in the shape of his head

 17 January 2019

Get ready for Burns Night, the annual celebration of all things Robert Burns (1759-96), with a selection of lots relating to the Scottish poet.

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Africa, Kent and ‘Tennassee’: Get lost in some of the excellent maps going under the hammer this month

 12 January 2019

A wide selection of historic cartographic masterpieces goes under the hammer this month.

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Five places to find art and antiques in Scotland next week including a pair of gold pencils and a fairground scene by a British violinist-turned-painter

 30 November 2018

Over the next week, dive into the Scottish art and antiques scene first-hand, or go online to snap up treasures such as a Highland light infantry shako.

Belt buckle

Five items to watch at auctions this week including a René Lalique belt buckle featured on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow

 12 November 2018

From a René Lalique belt buckle featured on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow in April to a vase celebrating George III’s recovery from illness, here are five highlights from upcoming sales this week.

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Schuler Auktionen
Art & Antiques
18 Mar 2019 - 00:00 AM
Siebers Auktionen
Art & Antiques
20 Mar 2019 - 00:00 AM
Brightwells
Fine Art
20 Mar 2019 - 10:00 AM
Chiswick Auctions
Old Masters
20 Mar 2019 - 14:00 PM
Auktionshaus Dannenberg
Art & Antiques
21 Mar 2019 - 00:00 AM
Ewbank's
Silver & Fine Art
21 Mar 2019 - 09:30 AM
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