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Three first editions sell for almost £100,000 at Edinburgh auction
Three first editions sold for almost £100,000 at Lyon & Turnbull's Rare Book, Manuscripts, Maps & Photographs auction yesterday (Wednesday 19 June).
An exceptionally rare...
Rare document signed by Lord Nelson to be sold in Edinburgh
A marriage document signed by Lord Nelson, his mistress and others in his social circle will be signed by Lyon & Turnbull from its...
Elements Festival of Jewellery Silver and Gold will return to Edinburgh in autumn
An array of jewellery, silver and gold will be displayed in Edinburgh with the return of Scotland’s Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold...
Scottish festival showcases sparkling array of jewellery
Exquisite hand-made work by over 50 established and emerging makers will be on show at Scotland’s annual Elements Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold.
Organised...
Elements – Selling fair of gold, silver and jewellery next week
From 8 to 10 November 2019 there is a selling fair, exhibition and events all centred on gold, silver and jewellery at Lyon &...
Lyon & Turnbull at Marchmont House for Conversations In Wood
Eighteen artists and makers are taking part in the first of a new series of events at Marchmont House to promote Scottish creativity.
Conversations in...
Two Mackintosh chairs sold in Edinburgh for high prices
We visited Lyon & Turnbull last week to look at the two very rare Mackintosh chairs which had been designed for Miss Cranston's tearoom.
With...
Two Mackintosh chairs at auction next week in Edinburgh
Two chairs will be auctioned next week in Edinburgh and are each expected to fetch between £30-50,000 each.
They were made for Miss Cranston's Tea...
Elements 4 – jewellery exhibition and sale 19-21 October
At Lyon & Turnbull's auction house over the next few days there will be an exhibition of gold, silver and jewellery organised by The Incorporation...
Lyon & Turnbull – Sale of African & Oceanic Art in Edinburgh on Wednesday
Lyon & Turnbull are hosting their first African and Oceanic Art auction this week on 21 March 2018.
This sale will include the African Art...
Elements 3 – Jewellery festival where you can meet the makers
From 2 to 5 November Elements 3 A Festival of Jewellery, Silver and Gold will bring more than 50 of the UK's most skilled...
Reeves collection sold at Lyon & Turnbull today
The Reeves Collection of textiles was sold at Lyon & Turnbull's auction house earlier today for £231,600.
The renowned collector had amassed textiles all the...
New director joins the Lyon & Turnbull board
Dr Bendor Grosvenor the art historian and broadcaster will join the board of auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull as a non-executive director.
He is known for...
David Bowie painting sold in Edinburgh
A self-portrait by the late David Bowie was sold today by Lyon & Turnbull for £22,500, which was seven times the original estimate.
The new owner...
News from the sale room – Lyon & Turnbull sell Mackintosh chair for over...
Lyon & Turnbull sold a ladderback chair designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh for £21,250 at their of Decorative Arts on November the 11th 2015...
Peploe take two
Iconic Peploe painting of Iona has a second painting of his children on the back
Auctioneers at Lyon & Turnbull have a painting by Samuel...
What’s on in Edinburgh this week
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Blackwell's Edinburgh presents The Monthly Book Quiz: if you know your Waugh from your Peace and your Meyer from your Heyer,...
What’s On in Edinburgh this week
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Phill Jupitus: Sketch Comic. The National Galleries of Scotland are letting legendary stand-up, poet and roving sketchsmith Phill Jupitus loose in...
‘Ming’ Plate sells for record price in Edinburgh
It was a record breaking day for Lyon & Turnbull yesterday as a Blue & White Ming Style Dragon Charger sold For £427,250
An impressive...
Chinese snuff bottles to be auctioned in Edinburgh
One of the largest collections of Chinese snuff bottles, valued at £40,000, are to be put on sale at Lyon & Turnbull on 4...
Fergusson sculpture kept under his bed to be sold at auction
“Eastre, Hymn to the Sun”, a sculpture valued at £12,000-18,000, by Scottish Colourist John Duncan Fergusson, which lay under his bed for three years...
Rare book sells for double estimated value in Edinburgh
A rare private and incomplete copy of T. E. Lawrence’s book The Seven Pillars of Wisdom, valued at £20,000 was sold at Lyon &...
Two Hundred Year Old Imperial Chinese Robe Makes £15,000
Experts at Lyon & Turnbull were stunned when they came across a 200 year old Chinese Imperial Robe in a wardrobe in a house...
Lyon & Turnbull to sell mystery dog today
A very unusual stuffed dog called Mavis is to be sold at Lyon & Turnbull, however the breed of the dog has auctioneers baffled....
Napoleon’s Table to be sold by Edinburgh auctioneers
A table once used by the Emperor Napoleon valued at £300 will be sold at auction by Lyon & Turnbull in their Fine Antique...
First Edition of The Great Gatsby sold today in Edinburgh
Auctioneers at Lyon & Turnbull today sold a first edition of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Great Gatsby for £1875, on the eve of the premiere...
Lyon & Turnbull sell rare Imperial Glassware
Rare Collection of Russian Glassware From Exiled Member of the Russian Imperial Royal Family Makes £48,000 at auction.
A large collection of 19th century Russian...
Collective Gallery Auction – 14 March 2013
In summer 2013, Collective will move from Cockburn Street to the former City Observatory on Calton Hill, Edinburgh. This extraordinary city centre, hilltop location...
Cast of Greyfriars Bobby sold today
Greyfriars Bobby Sells For £3,100 and is set to return to the Isle of Skye
The original plaster model of Edinburgh’s famous Greyfriars Bobby, valued...
Lynedoch’s wedding band to be sold in Edinburgh
Lyon & Turnbull are to sell the 18th century wedding ring of General Thomas Graham, Lord Lynedoch. Valued at £500, the gold wedding band,...
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