McTear's
Founded in Glasgow in 1842, McTear’s hold a wide range of specialist sales including Asian works of art, pictures, jewellery, clocks, watches, coins, silver, ceramics and glass, wine and whisky and Scottish Modern and Contemporary art.
Their current owner, auctioneer and managing director is Brian Clements who joined the company in 1987.
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Auction previews: issue 2454
10 August 2020Eight upcoming lots from auctions taking place around the UK and Ireland.
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League Cup medal from Celtic's clean sweep offered at McTears
10 August 2020At the age of 36 most footballers have either hung their boots up or are about to. By that stage Ronnie Simpson had experienced a decent enough career: including two FA Cup wins with Newcastle.
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Watches: More left in the Tank – Cartier’s most famous watch
15 June 2020Over a century old, Cartier’s most famous watch is seemingly ubiquitous on the market. But pre-war examples of the Tank are scarcer than one might imagine.
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Celtic 1967 European Cup winners' medal for sale in Glasgow
02 March 2020The medal awarded to Celtic footballer Steve Chalmers who scored the winning goal as they became the first British club to win the European Cup in 1967 is coming to auction.
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Lalique touch of glass in Glasgow
17 February 2020Many familiar names were represented in a concentrated 145-lot specialist sale of British and Continental glass at McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium), but the winner by a distance was Lalique’s Formose green glass vase.
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Celtic medal to club legend sells in Glasgow
28 October 2019A reminder of football’s early days, when huge crowds watched teams from the Scottish league playing counterparts from England, this 15ct gold medal with enamelled Scottish lion rampant was a hit when offered in its spiritual home of Glasgow by McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium).
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Celtic boots meet high Hoops
23 September 2019Celtic legend Tommy Gemmell’s boots from the 1967 European Cup final went under the hammer at Glasgow auction house McTear’s (24% buyer’s premium) on July 19. They doubled the lower estimate, selling at £14,000.
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The latest Movers and Shakers across the art and antiques market including at Bonhams, Halls and Tate Ward
09 September 2019An update on news from across the auction houses.
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McTear’s hosts first bagpipe auction to coincide with Scottish festival
13 August 2019August in Scotland is famous for its programme of arts across The Edinburgh International Festival and Fringe events.
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Timed to perfection
24 June 2019The success of timed online auctions for London’s big auction houses is putting the format on the map for other salerooms too.
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Manchester United winner's medal for their first ever league title sells at Glasgow auction
30 April 2019Manchester United fans distraught at the prospect of their arch-rivals City or… shudder… even Liverpool winning the title this season can perhaps take solace from earlier Red Devils successes.
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Liquid gold ‘the smartest place to put your money’
25 March 2019In the wake of record auction prices – the first £1m bottle of whisky and a $500,000 bottle of wine – four auction specialists discuss the lively market for fine and rare wines and whisky. Here, two whisky specialists outline the market trends: Graeme Maxwell of McTear's and Mark Littler, independent antiques and whisky broker.
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Beans means bucks at auction – Heinz forks out on 18ct gold baked bean
18 March 2019Beans manufacturer Heinz has paid a hammer price of £750 at auction for a special issue 18ct gold baked bean.
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Auction houses launch new sales categories across the regions
27 February 2019Bloomsbury, Bellmans and McTear’s among firms with new sales scheduled.
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George IV carriage clock made by James Murray sells over 10-times estimate McTear’s
18 February 2019Given a surprising £200-300 estimate, a George IV brass and glass carriage clock was one of the stars of McTear’s (23% buyer’s premium) Glasgow sale on February 1.
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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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Scottish Cup medal from 1923 gives reminder of Celtic celebration at Glasgow sale
03 December 2018A Glasgow bidder in the room secured a Scottish Cup medal won in 1923 by a player from the green and white half of the Old Firm.
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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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Saleroom selection: three artworks under £800 including a work by Punch illustrator Arthur George Watts
18 June 2018Three modestly valued works in regional sales, including a watercolour by Punch illustrator Arthur George Watts (1883-1935).
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Movers and shakers: latest auction house appointments including Phillips' expansion of US jewellery team
24 May 2018Fresh faces at UK and New York salerooms.
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