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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Raise your Jacobite drinking glass to toast the Old and Young Pretenders
28 August 2023A group of just over 20 lots of Jacobite drinking glasses from the 18th century featured in a sale of Scottish Works of Art and Whisky held in Edinburgh.
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Sumptuous work by the Shaykh
17 July 2023Album of watercolours by mysterious but talented Indian artist takes £90,000 at Scottish saleroom
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Book specialist Vickers stands down at Lyon & Turnbull for consultancy role
10 July 2023Book specialist Simon Vickers is retiring from his full-time role at Lyon & Turnbull to become a consultant.
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Is the future bright for Scottish Colourists?
26 June 2023Latest results for works by the stars of the Scottish market show strong prices but a bit of a mixed picture
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Adler led avant garde into the British art world
26 June 2023Refugee artist provided first-hand experience of cutting edge style
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Great Scots: dealer exhibitions and auctions in Scotland this summer
19 June 2023The art world in the Scottish capital and beyond is gearing up for a busy summer season
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Sealed and delivered to auction: the Matrix collection
05 June 2023Collector and author bought pieces for their historical interest as well as beauty
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Objects that underline Ann Sutton's keen eye for new talent
05 June 2023A group of design objects consigned by British textile artist and designer Ann Sutton (b.1935) was offered as part of the Lyon & Turnbull Modern Made sale.
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Furniture that created a ‘new language for woodworking’
29 May 2023Fresh-thinking range of furniture features in a four-day auction showcasing modern design styles
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Tunnard not seen for half a century
22 May 2023Painted just after the Second World War, this Surrealist landscape by John Tunnard (1900-71) depicts a series of futuristic antennae, ancient megaliths and henges – plus the ‘dry tree’ motif the artist used as a symbol of destruction and death.
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Boxwood netsuke deer among lots at Lyon & Turnbull
01 May 2023The sale of Asian art at Lyon & Turnbull in London on May 16 includes this late Edo or Meiji period boxwood netsuke of a recumbent deer signed Masakiyo.
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How colour influences value when it comes to Lalique glass
17 April 2023The latest dedicated sales held by one particular auction house show how the value of Lalique glass – the epitome of inter-war glamour – is determined by its colour
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Electrotype tankard copied from ivory original sells in Scotland
03 April 2023This 12in (30cm) high gilt-copper electrotype tankard by Elkington of Birmingham copies an 17th century ivory tankard with silver mounts.
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Tolkien’s family and friends
27 March 2023Middle-Earth history works edited by Christopher and two copies of The Hobbit with interesting links
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Promotions and appointments at Mitchells, Lyon & Turnbull and Christie’s
22 March 2023The latest round up of new faces across the art and antiques sector.
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Stumped about match location in a sporting scene
13 March 2023Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal
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Robin’s favoured motif was the owl
13 March 2023This set of four French gold and ruby buttons, c.1880, modelled as owl heads are thought to be the work of Paul Robin.
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War hospital mag reflected mental and physical scars
27 February 2023Dating from November 1917, a copy of 'Hydra, the Magazine of Craiglockhart War Hospital of Edinburgh' was sold for a notably higher than expected £7500.
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John Boyd’s fishermen prove a catch
13 February 2023Contemporary artist created a distinctive range of compositions showing men cradling model boats
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‘Akin to living in a private museum’
06 February 2023Wife describes how collector husband Chris Hancock’s latest artworks had to fight for space in a family home
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