Lyon & Turnbull

An allegorical bird and flower oil painted by the artist-plantsman Cedric Morris (1889-1982) in the shadow of the Second World War comes to auction this month.

Spanish and Caledonian talents combined to create the highly colourful Monart range

Grand Tour souvenirs often attract attention at auction and the buyer of this lot certainly got a sizeable helping for their money

A previously unrecorded 18th century manuscript containing 75 pieces of traditional Scottish music sold for £5000 at Lyon & Turnbull (plus 26% buyer’s premium).

A 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.

Album of watercolours by mysterious but talented Indian artist takes £90,000 at Scottish saleroom

Book specialist Simon Vickers is retiring from his full-time role at Lyon & Turnbull to become a consultant.

Latest results for works by the stars of the Scottish market show strong prices but a bit of a mixed picture

Refugee artist provided first-hand experience of cutting edge style

The art world in the Scottish capital and beyond is gearing up for a busy summer season

Collector and author bought pieces for their historical interest as well as beauty

A 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.

Fresh-thinking range of furniture features in a four-day auction showcasing modern design styles

Painted 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.

The 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.

The 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

This 12in (30cm) high gilt-copper electrotype tankard by Elkington of Birmingham copies an 17th century ivory tankard with silver mounts.

Middle-Earth history works edited by Christopher and two copies of The Hobbit with interesting links

Cricket scene could not be clearly identified but approximate date provided strong historical appeal