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.
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Six lots to watch at auction this week including a dolls house, 200 halfcrowns and a Gallé vase
18 March 2019With 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 2019Some 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.
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Lyon & Turnbull latest auction house to stop selling rhino horn
15 March 2019Edinburgh auction house Lyon & Turnbull will no longer sell antique items made from rhino horn.
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One of London’s oldest charities to sell contemporary art collection to raise funds
12 March 2019Contemporary 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 2019Underlined 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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Pat Douthwaite and Mary Fedden come to the fore in Edinburgh sale
11 March 2019Lyon & 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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Buyers take Paul Reeves dealer name as mark of quality
11 March 2019Some 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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Works once part of a Scottish house library form a key part of Edinburgh auction
04 March 2019A 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.
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Five lots to watch at auction this week including a Gothic Revival clock and a George II mahogany table
25 February 2019With estimates from £100-50,000, here are five previews from upcoming sales this week.
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Eye for rare Royal Worcester at Paul Reeves auction
18 February 2019Among 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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Five lots to watch at auction this week including Mod Brit art, an Arts & Crafts table and a Napoleon death mask
11 February 2019With 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 2019With 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.
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What lots caught bidders’ eyes in the last week? Five auction highlights including a Persian landscape and a mother-of-pearl casket
08 February 2019ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week also include a German Neo-Expressionist painting and a set of Victorian photogenic drawings.
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Movers and shakers: the latest hires in the auction world including at Lyon & Turnbull, Chiswick Auctions and Christie's
05 February 2019New joiners and promotions across the world of auctioneers.
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Four lots to watch at auction this week including a Lowry sketch and a John Knibb clock
28 January 2019With 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 2019Get 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 2019A 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 2018Over 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.
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Five items to watch at auctions this week including a René Lalique belt buckle featured on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow
12 November 2018From 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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