Tag: Bonhams
Scottish Colourist sketches sold at auction
A collection of sketches by the leading Scottish Colourist painter, John Duncan Fergusson, sold for nearly £12,000 at auction in Edinburgh.
The 11 sketches in conté pencil were created by Fergusson between 1897 and 1921,...
Private Eye Dram soars at auction
A rare bottle of whisky, bottled for the 35th anniversary of satirical magazine Private Eye, fetched £3,225 - 90 times its original price - at auction in Edinburgh.
Bottles of Macallan Private Eye whisky cost...
Scottish communion cup collection – online auction bids close today
The largest known collection of rare Scottish copper communion cups, dating back over 300 years, is expected to fetch up to £5,000 at auction today.
The small metal cups, thought to be exclusively Scottish, were...
Collectable Burns medal sold in Edinburgh
A rare gold medal made for one of Scotland’s oldest Burns Clubs fetched £380 after it emerged for sale at auction in Edinburgh.
The 15ct gold gong was made for an early president of The...
May Matthews is hooked on auctions
May Matthews became hooked on auctions at the age of ten when she won a bidding battle for a Victorian Shove Ha'penny board for the grand sum of £12. Now her own sales...
Bonhams have moved house
Bonhams in Edinburgh moved to new premises on Melville Crescent just last week.
The new HQ and salesroom will open in August for a Fringe show.
The new address is a five storey double fronted...
Bonhams selling contents of a Highland estate house in Edinburgh
The selected contents of a Northumberland mansion house, Meldon Park, and of a private Highland Estate will be auctioned in Edinburgh this week.
Highlights of the selected contents of Meldon Park include:
The Arch of Constantine,...
Bonhams to hold auction of Jim Lennon Collection artworks
Among the highlights of the Jim Lennon Collection of Silver, Asian and European Works of Art is a rare Irish Neolithic Bog Oak Dugout Canoe which is estimated at £2,000-3,000. The canoe, and all...
Exclusive whisky auction sells one bottle of The Glenrothes for £39,000
The last of Speyside distillery The Glenrothes’ 50-year-old Single Malt Scotch Whisky went under the hammer at an exclusive auction, and sold for £39,000.
Bonhams organised the virtual event on Friday and it was streamed...
Bonhams selling a Macallan Lalique in Edinburgh on Wednesday
A bottle of Macallan 50 year-old in a crystal decanter made by French glassmaker Lalique is included in the first of two sales of whisky to take place before Christmas at Bonhams Edinburgh.
This...
Bonhams Home & Interiors Sale this Thursday
Auction sales continue to take place from Bonhams in Queen Street, and this Thursday they are holding their Home and Interiors Sale.
No members of the public are allowed in to the sale...
Bonhams Edinburgh – Asian Art Sale on Thursday
At Bonhams Edinburgh there will be a sale of Asian Art on Thursday of this week beginning at 11.00am.
There is a wide range of objects including a fine silk embroidery of a rooster...
Home and Interiors at Bonhams tomorrow
At Bonhams Edinburgh auction house tomorrow at 11.00am there is an array of household items from silver jugs to paintings on sale - and the lots include a very tuneful selection of 12 music...
Bonhams Jewels Sale this Thursday
Bonhams are holding one of their regular jewellery sales in Edinburgh this week. And as usual their showroom is filled with small but rather valuable items
The highlights are:
• A diamond necklace. Estimate:...
Bonhams New York – Sale to include photographs from Scotland
Bonhams New York is selling photographs on 5 April 2019 from 2.00pm. These are not just any old photos. Some are the work of renowned photographer Ansel Adams, there are a couple of Cartier-Bressons...
Bottle of 1926 Macallan sold in Edinburgh
There were only 25 potential bidders in the room and most of them were waiting to see how much lot 76 might make. Certainly the press at the back of the room were, and...
Asian Art Sale this week at Bonhams
The Asian Art Sale will take place this Thursday morning at Bonhams when a Ming dynasty gilt-bronze group of Gyuanyin and Sudhana will take pride of place.
Guanyin is the goddess of compassion and the...
Important colourist work included in upcoming sale
At the end of November the Edinburgh auction house Bonhams will include some important works including that by the major Scottish Colourist, Samuel Peploe (1871-1935) in their Pictures Sale.
Bonhams Head of Scottish Art, Chris...
Cadell painting is star of the show at Bonhams Scottish Art sale
The Model, Peggy Macrae, a striking and important portrait by the Scottish Colourist artist Francis Cadell (1883-1937), is the lead item in Bonhams Scottish Art sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday October 10. It is...
Best of Bonhams – free exhibition this week
The Best of Bonhams exhibition opens tomorrow Tuesday 28 August and is open to the public on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11am to 4pm.
The items on display will be sold in the upcoming...
What does the most expensive bottle of whisky in the world look like?
Well, it looks very artistic, as it has been decorated by one of two world famous pop artists. We can't tell you what it tastes like as perhaps only one of the limited collection...
Bonhams’ Asian Art Sale, 11th July 2018
Bonhams next Asian Art sale will take place on Wednesday 11 July at 22 Queen Street Edinburgh starting at 11 am and will feature Japanese, Chinese and Indian and Islamic Art. The selection includes...
Bonhams Golf and Valuation Day in July
Bonhams are holding a golf and valuation day in July when they invite you to have your golfing memorabilia valued for free by their experts, and also have a round of golf.
The event takes...
Bonhams sell rare Dalmore for £900 a dram
A rare bottle of Dalmore 50 year-old 1926 tripled its pre-sale estimate to sell for £33,750 at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh today, Wednesday 6 June, making a dram worth more than £900. The...
Bonhams – June Whisky Sale features some rare bottles
The Whisky Sale at Bonhams features some rare items, such as the 50 year old Macallan 1951. This is one of only 632 bottles and is expected to fetch over £10,000.
The whisky, which has...
Jewellery sale at Bonhams – perfect gifts for a bride….
At the photo call for Bonhams Jewellery sale this morning we found the perfect gift for your bride. The gold charm bracelet which has 26 charms on it features not one but two carriages,...
The Scottish Sale takes place on Wednesday
The 19th Scottish Sale will take place at Bonhams sale rooms on Queen Street on Wednesday 25 April beginning at 1.00pm.
There are always many artworks included and this year is no different with a...
Asian Art at Bonhams this Wednesday
This week at Bonhams it is all about the Asian Art which they are about to sell on Wednesday.
We met Ian Glennie who is the specialist in this area who was keen to tell...
Whisky Sale at Bonhams this week
On Wednesday this week there will be one of the regular whisky sales held at Bonhams on Queen Street. This is aimed at specialist collectors who want something extra special that they may or...
A sparkling conversation with Nathalie Rodwell
Nathalie Rodwell has been at Bonhams Queen Street only since last year, but she already had five years experience in a jewellery department with another major auction house in London before coming to Edinburgh.
She...
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