Entries are invited for our next Whisky auction on 20th January. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

Entries are invited for our next auction, for a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 19th January. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

Entries are invited for our next Coins & Banknotes auction on 12th January. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for our next Jewellery auction on 12th January. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Entries are invited for our next Watches auction on 12th January. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The auction included mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

Entries are invited for the next auction taking place on 13th January 2023.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

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Jewellery Auctions are held every three weeks and are open to entries. To consign to our next Jewellery auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

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Advice on selling Asian Works of Art is free and without obligation. Entries are invited for our next Asian Art auction on 17th March 2023. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

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Entries of antique, provincial and modernist silver, smoking and writing accessories and certified designer fashion are invited for our next Silver & Luxury Accessories auction on 16th March. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

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Entries are invited for our next 19th & 20th Century design auction on 16 March. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

Entries are invited for the next auction taking place on 2nd December 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

While whisky can be a great drink for every season, there’s something magical about sitting by a roaring fireplace with a dram in hand as the nights draw in and the leaves fall from the trees. This month’s Highlights included a great selection of vintage Macallan and Springbank, not to mention some great examples from closed distilleries such as St Magdalene, Banff, Rosebank and Brora. But, without a doubt the most eye-catching lot was the 1964 vintage Glenfiddich 40-Year-Old from Hart Brothers, presented in a stunning Atlantis Crystal decanter decorated with etched Sterling Silver and gold encrusted medallions. And for those of you partial to a drop of wine we offered a great selection of Italian Barolo and French Bordeaux

Entries are invited for the next whisky auction taking place 9th December 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

This November’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excitement and bidding in the room, online and over the telephones. Spectacular prices were seen for lots by Jolomo, Joe Hargan and Nael Hanna, among others. One stand out artist of the sale was John Bellany, with a combined hammer price of £26,800 across 7 lots.

Entries are invited for the next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 8th December 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

Entries are invited for the next auction taking place on 18th November 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

This auction boasted a variety of gold, silver and other coins from Ancient Rome to modern day Britain. Also featured were a number of commemorative coins commemorating war battles from the Falklands to Dunkirk. These went under the hammer alongside a variety of gold sovereigns from different monarchs and a rather impressive silver proof first strike ultra cameo five ounce coin. This may be too heavy for your pocket, however it certainly is a conversation starter!

Entries are invited for the next Coins & Banknotes auction taking place on 7th December 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Jewellery Auctions are held every three weeks and are open to entries. 

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Entries are invited for the next watches auction taking place on 7th December 2022.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Your Hand In Theirs, the theme of Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity's 20th Anniversary Campaign.

For 20 years, GCHC supporters have been there to reassure, comfort and help countless children and families in hospital. Today, 500 more children will reach for your hand as they take the next step on their difficult journey.

To benefit the charity, this auction will comprise works of art from some of the world’s leading urban and contemporary artists. The auction includes works by Bridget Riley, Shepard Fairey, Faile, Hijack, Prefab77, Marquis de Rabbit, K-Guy and many more. All proceeds from the sale go directly to the charity. No vendor commission, buyers premium or internet surcharge will be charged.

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

Entries are invited for the next auction on 4th November.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

In the midst of the changing of the seasons, now is the perfect time to add a new piece of jewellery to your collection. Beautiful fiery diamonds, opals and warm gold will help to take the chill out of the Autumn air. October’s birthstone is opal, well-catered for in this auction. Also featured is a unique cameo brooch depicting an artistic scene, of the rarer variety and will no doubt be much admired ahead of the auction.

A gorgeous selection of earrings set with diamonds and precious gems make the perfect gift for a loved one and, with styles to choose from including stud, cluster and drop, we warmly invite you to our Jewellery Auction to find your perfect pair.

Entries entries are invited for our next Jewellery auction on 3rd November. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

Rare and important pieces from the earliest days of Association football will feature in this carefully curated specialist sale.

Topping the sale are two football shirts, one worn during the first official Irish Free State home tie vs. Italy in 1927, the other during Rangers only European trophy win in 1972. Further details are presented within.

Alongside these, we will include a English vs. Scottish XI medal awarded to Heart of Midlothian stalwart and early club legend, Bobby Walker. Dated to 1899, the award is an unusual survivor.

Alongside this is an interesting Rangers display said to have once hung in the halls of Ibrox itself. Mounted with share certificates dating from shortly after the club became incorporated in 1899, these are presented alongside a cheque made payable to the Gers most famous manager, Bill Struth.

Items of contrasting Olympic interest will also be offered. A most curious Wenlock Olympiad padlock will be sure to catch collectors’ eyes, this piece relating to the eponymous competition that inspired THE modern day Olympic Games. From the 21^st century, an Olympic torch used in the lead up to the Athens 2004 homecoming games stands as an iconic symbol of those very Games.

Entries are invited for our next Sporting auction on 3rd February 2023. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Horological, musical, scientific and photographic instruments of the highest quality are featured in this auction dedicated to the art of precision.

Not one but two ‘Atmos’ clocks by famous maker Jaeger-LeCoultre are on offer; these are always highly prized both for their ingenious mechanisms based on air pressure changes and their timelessly elegant aesthetics.

A fine Wheatstone 64 key concertina leads a selection of musical instruments with a celebrity twist being formerly owned by John Eaglesham of Scottish band The Clutha.

Finally, a good Hasselblad 501CM camera with Zeiss lens will capture the attention of photography enthusiasts with the firm being among the most respected camera makers of the 20^th century.

Entries are invited for our next Clocks & Instruments auction on 2nd February 2023. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The joy of antiques is their ability to transport us to other times and places, indeed a very different world than ours.

A fine salon suite takes us to Belle Epoque France of the late 19^th and early 20^th centuries when Toulouse-Lautrec haunted the Moulin Rouge and Gustave Eiffel built his famous tower.

We then travel to Russia with a rare Imperial biscuit porcelain figure produced by the Gardner Porcelain Factory: modelled as a peasant mother clutching her child, we can imagine the biting cold of Siberian snows.

A whirlwind tour of central Europe takes in the factories of Herend in Vienna and Zsolnay Pecs in Hungary; after a quick detour to the Ginori workshop in Tuscany we return to Scotland with two excellent examples of textiles, the first a William IV sampler worked by a Richmond Kilpatrick of Edinburgh with the second, a large and fine Paisley shawl of circa 1860 bringing us close to home.

Entries entries are invited for our next Fine Furniture & Works of Art auction on 2nd February. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Heroes and villains abound in this exciting auction which features private collections of Marvel and DC comic books, statues and further memorabilia including a set of five signed posters for the 1997 release of Batman & Robin.

Model railway remains a staple with an excellent Allegheny Special Edition locomotive by 3^rd Rail/Sunset Models leading the way alongside a wide variety of haulage and other vehicles.

Entries are invited for our next Toys Auction on 2nd February 2023. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Nothing stirs the hearts and minds of military collectors like campaign medals, weapons, uniform, equipment and accessories.

A wide and fascinating collection will be offered alongside an array of books, maps and ethnographica from far and wide.

Entries are invited for our next Military, Maps & Ethnographica auction on 1st February 2023.  For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

This autumn’s Scottish Pictures Auction showcased some of the titans of Scottish art, and turned out some great hammer prices. With fierce competition in the room, online and over the phone, bidders fought it out for a number of spectacular pictures. Some highlights include an oil by Helen Stirling Johnston selling for £2,200, an oil of an interior, with a second oil verso by Thomas Faed selling for £1,300, and an enchanting oil of Paris by John Maclauchlan Milne selling for £20,000.

Further entries are invited for the next Scottish Pictures on 15th March 2023. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

This autumn’s British & International Pictures Auction brought together some extraordinary examples of art from Britain and abroad over the last two centuries. Some exciting bidding took place in the saleroom, online and over the phone. Highlights of the sale include an oil attributed to William Anderson selling for a hammer rice of £650, and an oil of Madonna in the manner of Giovanni Battista Salvi selling for a hammer of £1,300.

Entries are invited for the next British & International Pictures Auction on Wednesday 1st February 2023. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for the next auction.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

What is it about whisky that’s so enticing? On this day two of our Taste of Scotland celebration, we will find out!

Sure, it encompasses a broad spectrum of styles and flavours, but the same could be said of wine, beer, and rum. Maybe we’re biased, but whisky is more than just a drink, it’s portal to another place and time (and we don’t mean waking up, fully clothed on your sofa the next morning).

This month’s auction isn’t just full of wonderful whiskies, it’s full of time machines. For those with means to do so, you could sample a Macallan than began its journey to your glass nearly 84 years ago, in December 1938; be transported to the windswept coast of Islay as you experience a wonderful old Laphroaig Pre-Royal Warrant or Sherriff’s Bowmore, or ring in the new Millennium again with Springbank! Remember, even a 10-year-old whisky bottled this year was distilled when the world was a very different place. These aren’t just whiskies, they’re liquid history.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

This September’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction kicked off the two day Taste of Scotland celebration at McTear’s with thrilling bids and plenty of excitement. Highlights from the Thursday sale included charming lots by Graham McKean, spectacular examples by John Byrne, and an exceptional and large oil by John Bellany.

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Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 10th November.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals

Entries for the next auction are always welcome. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, send details to our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

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Entries are invited for the next Coins & Banknotes auction taking place 3 November. 

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

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Entries are invited for the next Jewellery auction taking place 14 October. 

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

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Entries are invited for the next Watches auction taking place 14 October.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

Entries for the next auction are always welcome. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, send details to our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

Entries are invited for our next Jewellery auction on 22nd September. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Further entries are invited for our next Asian Art auction on 25th November. Advice on selling Asian Works of Art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for our next Stamps auction on 25th November. Whether it’s a single album tucked away in the loft, or a specialised collection, our specialists hope to hear from you. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Silver & Luxury Accessories were snapped up by competitive bidders in this dedicated auction.

A rare and collectable Swiss ‘Thorens’ lighter defied all expectations when it was knocked down for £750, now making its way to the south of England. Another to satisfy the vices was an unusual Indian white metal ‘Johnnie Walker Black Label’ decanter. Of good size and gauge, this piece was purchased locally for £600.

From the sinful to the saintly, a Victorian and later silver communion set was our best-selling lot. Presented in a substantial fitted oak case, this will now be making its way to London for the godly sum of £2,400.

Entries are invited for our next Silver and Luxury Accessories auction on 24th November. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The creations of renowned glass designer Rene Lalique starred in this auction of 19^th & 20^th Century Design with a rare Languedoc vase leading the way at £12,000 before three further four figure results for two Avalan and Soudan vases and an attractive set of Coquielles finger bowls.

The furniture was led by the ever popular Hans Olsen for Frem Rojle designed dining table and chairs before an excellent Glasgow School Arts & Crafts cabinet went at £800 and a pair of Starbay Bermudes folding chairs caught the eye at £550.

Further works by Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson, Damien Hirst, Herbert Terry and Jessie M. King among other storied names all found new, stylish homes.

 Entries are invited for our next 19th & 20th Century Design auction on 24th November. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, call us on 0141 810 2880 or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

Entries for the next auction are always welcome. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, send details to our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

This August’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excitement in the room, on the phone and online, with bids coming in from all over the world. Some highlights of the Sunday sale included spectacular large canvases by Steven Campbell and Peter Howson selling for £18,000 and £11,250 respectively. Always with humour and charm in his pictures, Graham McKean saw success with his oil ‘Sex and Drugs and Sausage Rolls’ selling for £1,300, after plenty of telephone interest and online bidding. The star of the show was Heather Nevay, with a total of 6 pictures selling for a collective £13,320, from large and complex oils to petite and whimsical pictures.

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 2nd October. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

The August whisky auction saw a busy room yield some excellent hammer prices. It almost goes without saying these days that Macallan was one of the top performers, with three bottles of 25-Year-Old Anniversary Malt achieving over £3000 each. Dalmore delivered the goods too, in the form of a sublime 50-Year-Old, as well as a decedent 1960 vintage 25 Year-Old, and a sumptuous 1973 33-Year-Old, each of which exceeded expectations. In amongst the heavyweight offerings there were still plenty of great drinkers to be had at reasonable prices, and we remiss if we didn’t mention some of the miniature lots that offered bidders the chance to sample old and rare expressions without having to break the bank.

Entries are invited for the next Whisky auction taking place on 30th September. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

Further entries for the next auction are always welcome. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, send details to our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

The Coins and Banknotes Auction featured an incredible selection of gold and silver coins, from gold sovereigns to silver coin sets. Also featured were a number of limited edition gold coin sets including the Edward VII Sovereign mintmark collection featuring a sovereign from each mint and limited to only 265 collections. The 2018 Sapphire Coronation Jubilee Gold Sovereign Series features a very hefty and impressive gold fifty pound coin. This coin alone weighs an astounding 155.5g and is limited to a mintage of only 26 coins.

One of the most unusual sets was the 2018 Armistice Centenary Remembrance Gold Gallantry five coin set. Limited to only 99 sets, each coin features the Remembrance gold finish, layered with ruthenium and the first gold sovereign coins to feature this finish. This darkens the look to all but the main motif. These two precious metals unite to produce a darker, more respectful commemoration of this event.

Further entries are invited for the next Coins & Banknotes auction on 22nd September. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The Jewellery Auction featured modern, period and antique jewellery for all tastes.

With many different styles of jewellery, there were many options to explore to find the perfect piece. Items such as a contemporary diamond ring with a multitude of bezel set diamonds, dainty daisy cluster earrings and diamond pendants were all featured in this summer auction.

A beautiful and unusual morganite and diamond pendant was included. The pastel pinky peach stone complimented by the bright diamonds surrounding it, which could also be said for a pair of bright peridot and diamond stud earrings.

Jewellery Auctions are held every three weeks and further entries are invited for the next jewellery auction on 2nd September. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

The Watches Auction is no stranger to big names such as Rolex, Cartier, Breitling, and more and it just so happens that these brands amongst others will feature in the August Watches Auction.

A sleek Breitling Transocean wrist watch features alongside an equally as sleek and sporty lady’s Rolex Oyster Perpetual. If you are looking for something to keep up with this years’ Formula One and wouldn’t look out of place on the racetrack then a Tag Heuer Professional Formula One wrist watch is the one for you.

One of the most interesting lots of the auction takes us back to wartime. A Jaeger Le Coultre WWII military pocket watch complete with full military markings is featured. One of the ‘Dirty Dozen’, Jaeger Le Coultre were one of the twelve main brands to produce military watches for the British Ministry of Defence during the Second World War.

Whatever your style, The Watches Auction has plenty to choose from.

Further entries are invited for the next watches auction on 22nd September. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Strong prices were achieved for singular rarities in this, our inaugural Cabinet of Curiosities Auction.

The backbone of this most unusual sale was formed by a private Highland collection of natural history, with these important pieces selling for record sums. A rare quadruple sea lily crinoid dating to the Jurassic period made £5,750 on the hammer, whilst a Gibeon meteorite of good and attractive form fetched £5,000, and an unusual nest of six Hadrosaur eggs were snapped up at £4,200.

Fine books also permeated the auction, with the best sellers being a set of five of Andrews’ Botanist Repository at £1,300, and an important copy of the pre-Darwinian On Naval Timber by Patrick Matthew at £1,300.

A spy was amongst us too, with the early Demon Detective Camera produced by the American Camera Co. in the 1880s making £1,500, as well as a gold digger, a prospector’s blowpipe kit by Fletcher & Sons making £800.

This sale was such a rip roaring success, another is currently scheduled for February of next year. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, send details to our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

The jewellery auction featured a stunning selection of items going under the hammer with diamonds, gold and unusual pieces being snapped up by keen bidders. 

A gorgeous diamond two stone ring was snapped up by a local buyer for an impressive £3,600. Gold gem set and dress rings saw fierce competition in the saleroom, while a beautiful ruby and diamond panther pendant achieved £650, alongside a much sought after Georgian diamond ring, which fetched £850. Signet rings proved very popular with bidders at home and abroad, while a fashionable tricolour gold necklet and bracelet set brought bidding over £2000.  

Entries are invited for our next jewellery auction taking place on 11^th August. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Football memorabilia struck a chord with collectors in this banner Sporting auction.

A rare SFA Scottish Cup Winner’s Medal of 1933-34 awarded to Willie Nicholson of Rangers F.C. sparked competition among ‘Gers collectors with the fact that Nicholson scored a brace in the final only adding to the selling for an impressive £3,200.

The very next lot saw an even more protracted bidding battle between two phone lines for an important Internazionale jersey from the 1966-67 season, believed to be that of Italian legend Mauro Bicicli – after five-plus minutes of back and forth the hammer finally fell at a spectacular £9,000.

Golf and fishing were both well represented with a private collection including a signed Tiger Woods photograph chiming well with bidders fresh from the Open at St. Andrews before reels by famed maker Hardy Bros. of Alnwick amongst others keenly contested.

Entries are invited for the next Sporting auction on 14th October. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Instruments of all disciplines were internationally contested in this latest auction.

Bidders saw potential in a George III and later bracket clock with the movement bearing a signature for well regarded maker John Topping and pursued it to £2,300.

A fine violin bow by German specialist maker Paul Wiedhaas attracted collectors from around Europe before selling at £525.

Finally, a collection of fine Canon and other camera lenses appealed to a keen photography community and cumulatively went for over £3,000.

Entries are invited for the next Clocks & Instruments auction on 13th October. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Antique furniture of good quality with an unusual aspect continues to buck the trend and a 19^th century Davenport in olivewood from Jerusalem proved just that with bidders from Israel and the UK battling to £650.

An unusual Mauchline table snuff box bearing twin finely executed pen-work hunting scenes certainly appealed to collectors, eventually selling for £750.

Good quality porcelain of the 19^th and 20^th centuries provoked strong bidding with an excellent private collection of fruit painted Royal Worcester making over £11,000 collectively before a fine KPM plaque went for £1,400.

Entries are invited for our next fine furniture auction taking place on 13th October. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

An excellent private collection of model engines headlined the latest edition of Scotland’s only dedicated auction.

A good French agricultural model by Merlin & Cie. led the way at an impressive £2,600 and was immediately followed with a stationary mill engine by Vision Engineering Ltd realising £1,200.

Chess has rocketed in popularity thanks to its pandemic-safe nature as well as the Netflix series The Queen’s Gambit and playing sets of quality are rabidly pursued.  We were delighted to offer a particularly fine ‘Staunton’ pattern set by the best maker of them all, Jacques, which made the equally fine price of £1,500.

A superbly restored Austin J40 pedal car turned heads at £4,000 while private collections of Britains, haulage and The Lord of the Rings models proved popular with collectors.

Consignments of toys and models, trading cards, video games and technology, Railwayana, automobilia, autographs and pop culture memorabilia are invited for our next auction on 13th October. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Bidders from around the world competed in what was a spectacular auction of Militaria, Maps and Ethnographica.

A private collection of rare military binoculars headlined the auction with high pre-sale interest leading to impressive results: a bid of £13,000 was required to secure a rare pair of Kriegsmarine stationary binoculars by Askania and the seven lots spanning German, British, Russian and French production totalled a hammer price of over £25,000.

Fine maps from the same source also fared well with an excellent example of Blaeu’s Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy going for £600.

Collectors flocked to a scarce Battle of Britain RAF scramble bell, pursuing it to £1,200 before the hammer fell.

An excellent array of antique firearms and edged weapons followed with a Mameluke sabre at £360, two 1796 Pattern officer’s sabres at £550 and a Japanese Tanegashima musket at £440.

Finally, South Africa medals with a family connection proved popular among collectors with two issued to a T. and J. Logan respectively going for just under £1,000 together.

Further entries of British and international arms and armour, civic forces memorabilia, antiquarian maps and books are invited are invited for the next Militaria, Maps & Ethnographica auction on 12th October. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

July’s British & International Pictures Auction helped kick off a busy week of 7 auctions at McTear’s. There was plenty of excitement, with bids coming in in the room, online and over the phones. Artists such as Harold Storey and James Hamilton Mackenzie achieved surprising but well-deserved high prices, with fierce competition. Auction favourites such as Ralston Gudgeon and Jessie Marion King also performed well, among others.

Further entries are invited for the next British & International Pictures auction on 12th October. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals

This Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excellent and exciting bidding in the room, on the telephone and online. There was fierce competition for lots by Tom McKendrick and Jolomo, as well as Peter Howson and David Shrigley. Larger pictures were undoubtedly the stars of the sale, with a spectacular large oil by Graeme Wilcox selling for a hammer price of £3,800 and a showstopping and large oil by John Bellany titled ‘Salome’ selling for £11,000. A small unframed oil by Eileen Forrester Agar raised plenty of interest, and sold for double the high estimate for a hammer of £8,000 after tense internet and commission bidding.

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction on 21st August. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

Our July whisky sale really did boast an embarrassment of riches. Opening the auction with a bang was a stunning 1976 vintage Caol Ila bottled by renowned Italian importer, Silvano Samaroli, along with mind-blowing malts from distilleries such as Springbank, Bowmore, Lagavulin, Rosebank, and Glenlivet. Not to mention one of the best selections of Macallan Anniversary Malts we’ve ever seen.

Of course, it wasn't exclusively whisky on offer. Three heavyweight Cognacs in the form of a Remy Martin Louis XIII 2012 Release, Hennessy Paradis 200^th Anniversary Edition, and a Larsen Tres Vielle Reserve, each of which presented in an eye-catching Baccarat crystal decanter. 

Entries are invited for our next whisky auction on 19th August. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

Entries are invited for the next Antiques & Interiors auction, taking place 15th August. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, call us on 0141 810 2880 or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for the next coins auction, taking place 11th August. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, call us on 0141 810 2880 or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for the next jewellery auction, taking place 22 July. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Entries are invited for our next Watches auction taking place on 11 August. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The auction includes mid-century, antique & contemporary furniture and accessories, vintage toys, stamps, pictures, silver, ceramics and glass, jewellery and watches, coins and medals.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

The auction featured an array of beautiful lots including rings set with diamonds and precious gems and a variety of antique jewellery, which attracted fierce bidding on the day. 

The highlight of the auction was an impressive Victorian serpent necklet. Its undulating body set with turquoise was highlighted by its fierce face, with bared teeth and ruby and diamond eyes. This was much admired on view and on the day, attracted competition on the phone and internet. The hammer eventually fell at a staggering £10,500 and sold to a local Glaswegian. 

Entries are invited for the Jewellery Auction taking place on the 22^nd of July. To consign to this sale, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

A small but fine collection of Chinese jades raised a total of just shy of £6,000 in this, our dedicated auction of Asian Art. The six lots comprised a variety of forms and functions, with two mutton jade roundels being the stand out fetching £2,600 on the hammer. An unusual armorial tankard also attracted fierce competition. The oddity featured the heraldic device after that of William Nassau de Zuylestein, Earl of Rochford, though contained an amusing mistake. The original motto 'Spes Durat Avorum' ('Let the Hope of our Ancestors Endure') has here been misspelt by the decorator as 'Spes Durat Amorum', a charming and easily made mistake by a native worker working to an order, changing the meaning to 'Let the Hope of our Love(r)s Endure'. 

Entries are invited for our next Asian art sale taking place on 2nd September. Advice on selling is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The World in Mint” auction today featured the very best in philately and, for the first time, deltiology, as postcards were welcomed to the dedicated Stamps Auction. The sale started with a bang: lot 1301, a Davo Italy album sold for £1500, representing the finest of curated single-country albums. Lot 1405 was an incredible collection of football themed stamps across six custom-made albums. With such a high degree of completion and global representation throughout, it’s no wonder the collection scored £1200 on the hammer.

Consignments are invited for the next sale in September, welcoming postal history, postcards, stamps and covers. Advice on selling Stamps is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The Gilded Age auction truly lived up to its name, delivering impressive results across a diverse range of silver, gold and luxury lots.

An 18ct gold mounted set of three pens by Royama was fit for a king or, rather, a sultan, bearing as they did the blazon of the Sultanate of Oman and went for £1,400 after an international bidding battle. The market for luxury goods remains buoyant with an Aspinal ‘Brit’ bag carrying on the Jubilee good feelings at £300 while Prada, Gucci and Alexander McQueen fashion accessories all sold strongly.

Delicate silver continues to appeal to an avid collecting base and a particularly fine Victorian ‘Castle Top’ vinaigrette by the respected maker Charles Deakin belied its size and weight to sell at an impressive £1,000. McTear’s continues to celebrate the modernist silver movement and few finer examples than the life-size and articulated crab caviar dish by the William Comyns firm have been seen at auction in recent years.  It duly caught the eye of numerous interested parties with the hammer coming down at £4,000. 

Consignments of antique and modernist silver, certified designer fashion and accessories, collectible pens, cigarette lighters and luxury goods are invited for our next auction taking place on 1st September. Advice on selling silver is free and without obligation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Designed for Life saw fierce competition and impressive results with devotees of Arts & Crafts, Scandinavian and Continental design joining the bidding from Glasgow and across the world. 

The best of British ceramics were on offer with a Wedgwood Fairyland Lustre bowl by the renowned Daisy Makeig-Jones, before a private collection of Royal Worcester and Royal Crown Derby stole the show with strong competition from the UK and Ireland for these fine quality pieces showcasing the virtuosity of the potters and painters employed by these historic factories – an impressive pair of fruit painted vases led the way at £4,200.

Of slightly more eclectic taste, a rare Louis Wain ‘Haw Haw’ Cat appealed to the devoted collecting base and sold for £750. A strong showcase of furniture prompted competition with two Ligne Roset corner sofa units impressing at a combined £2,700 while Scandinavian design again proved strong with £1,000 for a coffee table by Sven Ellekaer for Christian Linneberg being a highlight. Finally, much pre-sale interest had been received for an early 20^th century Louis Vuitton travel trunk; bidders were encouraged by the originality and pursued it to £2,200.

Consignments of 19^th & 20^th Century Design including Aesthetic Movement, Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Mid-Century, Modernist and Post-Modern ceramics, glass, metalware, artworks and furniture are invited for the next auction taking place on 1st September. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

This May’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of bidding and excitement throughout the 305 lots on offer, with enthusiastic bidding online, on the telephones and in the room. Stand-out lots included a mixed media by Anthony Amos selling for £1,500, a watercolour by Ron Lawson selling for £3,000, an oil by Sheila Macmillan selling for £1,400. High prices were also fetched for artists William Birnie and Zhanna Pechugina, both artists being regular fixtures in each Scottish Contemporary Art Auction.

The high point of the afternoon was the sale of the watershed work by John Bellany. Lot 65, The Finnon Smoker, is an exemplary and magnificent early oil by the famed Scottish artist, created when he was just 23. After tense bidding online, in the books, and over the phone, the monumental artwork was finally knocked down at £80,000.

Entries are invited for our next dedicated Scottish Contemporary Art auction taking place on 10th July. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are invited for our next auction taking place on 8th July. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

Entries are invited for our next Whisky auction taking place on 8th July. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link >> and completing the short form.

Highlights of this auction included coins, banknotes and model vehicles.  With buyers competing from across the globe including Australia, Germany, Italy, and America to name a few, the competition was firece.

To consign to the next auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

A variety of marvellous coins benefited from this specialist auction and its international reach, with rare examples such as a 1937 George VI complete coronation year proof gold and silver coin set (hammer £9500), a William and Mary gold five guinea (hammer £6000), and the 2017 Ultra Cameo First Strike set (hammer £7000). 

Entries are invited for our next dedicated coins and banknotes auction taking place on 30th June. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

Scottish, English, Indian and Continental jewellery brought bidders from across the globe to our saleroom for this dedicated auction. 

Entries are invited for our next jewellery auction taking place on 30th June. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

As Scotland's most regular dedicated auction of watches, this sale places timepieces in front of a global audience of enthusiasts and collectors. 

Entries are invited for our next watches auction taking place on 30th June. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

To consign to the next auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

Diamond solitaires and multi stone rings are starting their new chapters, being donned by delighted bidders the world-over. A striking pair of pearl and emerald earrings topped by birds in flight brought a flutter of bids in the room, on the phone and online, eventually selling at ten times estimate. Gold continues to perform extremely well in this dedicated auction, and antique jewellery is in demand with our bidders across the globe. 

Entries are invited for our next Jewellery auction taking place on 19th May.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Moments of sporting glory dating from the 19^th to the 21^st century were on offer in this auction. 

A Celtic match issue jersey from the Lisbon Lions period proved popular, while a Rangers 1925 medal enjoyed equally strong bidding.

Entries are invited for our next Sporting Medals & Trophies auction taking place on 22nd July.  For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

This auction featured an impressive Victorian 'Westminster Abbey' skeleton clock, selling for an equally impressive £7000 hammer. An unusal longcase regulator clock was  brought down at £3000, while chronomenters, carriage clocks and violins sold above estimate.

Entries are invited for our next Clocks & Instruments auction taking place on 21st July.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Highlights of this auction included a Walter MacFarlane & Co cast iron royal warrant coat of arms, originally owned by the Pirie family, proprietors of the Stoneywood Paper Mills in Aberdeenshire. Two Joseph Lorenzl Art Deco ladies proved it's not all about size, while a mid-18th century Jacobite glass appeared modest though mighty. An Orkney crofters chair sat perfectly beside the two French vitrines, while the set of Chinese Chippendale style cockpen chairs proved popular amongst bidders.   

Entries are invited for our next Fine Furniture & Works of Art auction taking place on 21st July.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

From Meccano to Marvel, Dinky to DC, Hornby to vintage railway signs, this auction brought together the best of every generation. April's auction featured a private collection of Scottish railwayana including a rare Clydebank Central station totem, model railway including a Bassett-Lowke ‘Prince Charles’ locomotive and tender and an extensive collection of Japanese animation ephemera including hand-drawn cels. An extensive collection of Marvel comics also proved very popular, while LOTR trading cards enjoyed much competition. 

Entries are invited for our next Toys, Models & Pop Culture auction taking place on 21st July.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

This Militaria auction spanned storied international conflicts and British regiments, ranging from medals and cap badges to flags, arms and period equipment catering to all manner of collectors. Scotland was well represented and further interest came from far and wide for pieces of note including a Boer War shell fragment, Palestinian Police Officer’s saddle and German WWII weapons, awards and accessories.

Entries are invited for our next Militaria auction taking place on 20th July.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

This spring’s Scottish Pictures Auction brought together 31 spectacular lots of Scottish art, which led to fierce bidding and extraordinary hammer prices. There was constant excitement in the saleroom, with oils by George Houston preforming well, alongside an oil and a watercolour by John MacLauchlan Milne. The peak of the saleroom excitement was in the 30 minute bidding war for lot 212, The Geisha & the Orange Tree, and exceptional oil by Edward Atkinson Hornel; originally estimated at £6,000-9,000, it was finally knocked down at £24,000, after tense and savvy bidding online and in the room.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

April’s British & International Pictures Auction saw plenty of action and excitement with bidding in the room, online and on the telephone. Among stellar lots, some stand outs included two floral oils by Marcel Dyf and a series of etchings from the Vollard Suite by Pablo Picasso. The undeniable star of the sale was the floral still life by Dorothea Sharpe, estimated at £4,000-8,000, selling for a hammer price of £9,000.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

To consign to the next auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

Entries are invited for our next Scottish Contemporary Art Auction taking place on 29 May.

For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

With the fantastic selection of whiskies available there was no doubt that the April whisky auction would attract plenty of attention. We were pleasantly stunned by the two Macallan 1970 Fine & Rare miniatures that achieved hammer prices of £1900 and £1600, more than twice their estimated value. Another star of the show was a 1972 22-Year-Old Brora from the Rare Malts range that sold for £4800 proving that, despite the distillery re-opening in 2021, demand for these older vintages hasn’t diminished.

Advice on selling whisky is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

To consign to the next auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

A Private Scottish Collection of coin sets and individual coins headlined this auction, with impressive results. One of note was the rare 2002 red gold jubilee set, achieving £7,000 on the hammer. Bidders across the world continue to join us for this specialist, six-weekly numismatic sale.  

Entries are invited for the next auction of coins, taking place 19 May. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

An impressive pair of diamond stud earrings exceeded their estimate to achieve a hammer price of £7,200. Also enjoying success were an Italian eighteen carat gold necklace by Carli of Lucca, the oldest jewellers in the world, and an impressive gold locket containing not only a photograph but also a posy of dried flowers. Diamond jewellery continues to perform very well in this dedicated, international sale. 

Entries are invited for the next auction of jewellery, taking place 29 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

This auction did not fail to attract competition from across the globe. The holy grail of military timepieces, the Grana, was fiercely fought with the hammer coming down at £10,000. Rolex, Cartier, Omega and more military watches from the coveted 'Dirty Dozen' also enjoyed much success. 

Entries are invited for the next auction of watches, taking place 19 May. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form

To consign to the next auction, taking place 8 April, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

Highlights of this international sale included an impressive natural sapphire and diamond ring, with tanzanite also proving popular. A stunning diamond brooch, an impressive Scottish agate buckle bracelet and a Tiffany & Co 'Open Heart' pendant also brought the bidders in their droves to the auction room, the phones and online. 

Entries are invited for the next auction, taking place 10 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Chinese and Burmese silver caught the eyes of bidders the world-over in this sale. Qajar tiles too proved popular, as did Eastern carpets. Chinese blue and white ceramics did not fail to impress, while Japanese satsuma performed very well.  

Entries are invited for the next auction, taking place 10 June. Advice on selling Asian Art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Stamps have a very specific place in the collecting world and, as a leading auctioneer, McTear’s has handled major stamp collections in the past. We are pleased that the time has now come for a dedicated department and auction. This inaugural auction brought to the market stamps from GB, European, US, Commonwealth and much more. 

Face value

Where a 'face value' is stated, it means a lot includes stamps that can be used to send mail for many years to come, although small stamps after 31 January 2023 will have to be exchanged  for more secure stamps.  Commemorative stamps are unaffected by the Royal Mail rule change (more detailed explanation available on request).

Catalogue Price

Where, for example, Cat at £100 is stated, this means that this is the latest catalogue price in the Stanley Gibbons stamp catalogue.

Caviar dishes to adorn the grandest table sat perfectly alongside an impressive Aesthetic Period parcel gilt silver ewer by Elkington & Co and a sumptuous set of four comports in this luxurious auction. A striking Arts & Crafts goblet, a luxurious compact by the celebrated Tiffany & Co of New York and an intricate William IV card case turned heads, while an elegant gentleman's travelling vanity set will soon set sail to new continents.  

Entries of antique, 20^th century and contemporary silver, certified designer fashion and prestige accessories including fountain pens are invited for the next auction, taking place 9 June. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

A new auction for 2022, this sale brought together the very best of International design from the 19^th and 20^th centuries. Furniture from Beithcraft, Liberty & Co, Ecol and G-Plan performed well, as did Danish and mid century teak offerings. Eric Ravilious caused a storm in a tea cup, while pieces by Karl Hagenauer, Troika, Scott Irvine, Moorcroft and many more are destined for their new homes around the world. 

Entries of ceramics, silver, glass, furniture and works of art are invited for the next auction, taking place 9 June, including though not limited to Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, Modernist movements, Liberty & Co, Troika, Shelley, Lalique, as well as British, Scandinavian and international furniture. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

To consign to the next auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

This March’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction saw plenty of excitement in the saleroom with bidders in the room, on the telephone, and international bidders. High prices were achieved for lot by John Bellany, Peter Howson and David Shrigley, as well as Enid Foote Watts, Georgina McMaster and Marion Harvey. The stars of the Sunday sale were two original oils by Welsh artist Kerry Darlington, each getting knocked down for a hammer price of £6,500 and £9,500. The excitement continued right up until the last moments of the sale, with an artist’s proof print by Billy Connolly selling for £1,500. 

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 17 April. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880. 

Macallan, Highland Park, Ardbeg, Johnnie Walker, Laphroaig and more enjoyed international bidding in this sale, alongside wine, port and cognac.

Advice on selling whisky is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Diamonds continue to out-perform pre auction expectations in this international auction. Be it rings, earrings, pendants or bracelets, the appetite for antique and contemporary jewellery remains strong at McTear's. Gold jewellery, too, is much in demand and benefits from this dedicated audience of jewellery enthusiasts.  

Entries are invited for the next jewellery auction on 18 March. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form, or call us on 0141 810 2880.  

Classic timepieces by Chanel, Rolex, Audemars Piguet and Tudor took the spotlight in this auction. It was a lady's watch that attracted most attention in this sale, with a gold and diamond Rolex achieving £5,500. This was closely followed by a gent's Audemars Piguet which is off to its new owner at £5,000. 

Entries are invited for the next watches auction on 10 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The next Antiques & Interiors Auction will take place on 11 March and entries are now invited. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

 Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

This auction saw some impressive hammer prices for beautiful banknotes and some interesting coin sets. One star lot of the day, lot 37, a National Bank of Scotland one hundred pound note, attracted much competition before the hammer fell at £1,600. Another impressive lot, a collection of One Hundred Great Inventions of Mankind, comprising sterling silver medallions by John Pinches went to its new home at £825. With gold coins continuing to prove popular, there was fierce competition in the room and online for krugerrands and sovereigns alike.

Entries are now invited for the next auction on 7 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Highlights of this auction included Stamps, Jewellery and mid-century furniture.  With buyers competing from across the globe including America, Germany, Italy, Denmark, and China to name a few, the competition was firece. A collection of vintage glamour photographs also generated much interest and went under the hammer for an impressive £260.

The next Antiques & Interiors Auction will take place on 25 February and entries are now invited. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Auction advice is free and without obligation. Home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

If you feel as though you have missed out on the excitement of bidding on 23 January’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction, do not fret; there are plenty of lots to choose from in the Contemporary Pictures Timed Auction! Among our lots you will find pictures by spectacular artists like Pat Douthwaite, Graham McKean and Hannah Frank.

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 6 March. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Entries are currently invited for the next auction of jewellery, taking place 27 February. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Scot Symon’s war time trophy fetched an outstanding £3,600, whilst a medal and share certificate relating to the ill-fated Third Lanark Football Club sold for £650 and £170 respectively.

Entries are currently invited for the next auction taking place 29 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Strong results in our first Clock, Musical & Scientific Instrument auction of the year included an early ‘Jones Most Improved’ microscope at £1,700, a collection of prosthetic glass eyes at £1,000, and Victorian drumhead clock at £900.

Entries are invited for the next auction taking place 28 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The Scottish Country House auction certainly lived up to its name with strong results for period furniture and decorative arts.

An interesting an early oak child’s chair impressed at £600 while a large proportioned lounge stool won many admirers while racing to a £1,500 hammer price after a bidding battle.

An imposing stag’s head from the Glencalvie Estate went for £240 before the standout lot of the day took its star turn with the Orientalist bronze attributed to Franz Xavier Bergman bringing a notable £1,500.

Entries are invited for the next auction taking place 28 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The inaugural Toys, Models & Pop Culture auction here at McTear’s certainly lived up to the billing.

A private collection of die-cast models made well over £4,000 with offerings of Matchbox keenly contested among collectors.

A Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire signed by J. K. Rowling and accompanied by the Golden Ticket from the signing was always going to attract interest and it duly exceeded expectations selling for an impressive £1,200 while a desirable set of Deluxe First Editions went to a new home for £650.

Comics proved particularly popular with both the older and newer generations: an early complete run of Silver Surfer went for £1,400 while a Deadpool first appearance in The New Mutants #98 made £280.

Finally a rare Space Conqueror Man of Tomorrow figure by Japanese firm Daiya provided a fitting finale going for £600 after online competition.

Entries are invited for the next auction, taking place 28 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

A stellar WWI Military Cross medal group was the first and foremost lot in our dedicated Militaria Auction, selling for a noteworthy £3,600.

Eastern weaponry also performed strongly, with a bone handled sword and an Indian Ram Dao achieving £500 and £95 respectively.

Further to this, gun cases permeated the sale, with the top selling piece being a shotgun case by esteemed maker James Purdey & Sons, hammered down at £220.

Entries are invited for the next auction taking place 27 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Houston to Whistler | Art From Britain & Abroad saw lots of fierce competition over the phones, online and in the saleroom. The sale started off strong with an etching by James Abbott McNeill Whistler selling for a hammer price £420 against estimate £200-300. An oil by George Houston, the other titular artist in February’s sale sold for £1800 against an estimate of £800-1,200. The competition continued throughout the sale, and high prices were fetched for works by J D Fergusson, George Melvin Rennie, Flora Lion and others.

Entries are invited for the next British & International Pictures Auction, taking place 27 April. For a complimentary, no-obligation valuation, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

If you feel as though you have missed out on the excitement of bidding on 23 January’s Scottish Contemporary Art Auction, do not fret; there are plenty of lots to choose from in the Contemporary Pictures Timed Auction! Among our lots you will find pictures by spectacular artists like Pat Douthwaite, Graham McKean and Hannah Frank.

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 6 March. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

McTear’s offer free auction advice and home appointments are also available. To arrange a home appointment, please contact Michelle Henderson on 0141 810 2880, email michelle@mctears.co.uk

The next Antiques & Interiors Auction will take place on 11 February and entries are now invited. To consign to this auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact our specialists by clicking this link and completing the short form.

2022’s maiden Scottish Contemporary Art Auction went off with a bang. Animated bidding began right away with the first lot, an oil by Gordon K Mitchell, bringing strong competition from the saleroom, the phones and online. The excitement continued throughout the afternoon, with artists including John Bellany, Peter Howson, Gerard Burns and Nael Hanna fetching fierce competition, often soaring above pre-auction estimates. Pictures were not the only stand out lots, with sculptures big and small inviting a flurry of bids. The electric energy in the saleroom continued right up until the last lots, which included a print by Bob Dylan and watercolours by Bryan Evans.

McTear's is the only auction house to hold an auction dedicated to Scottish Contemporary Art. Entries are currently invited for the next Auction, taking place 6 March. 

Advice on selling Scottish contemporary art is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

Over 300 lots of fine whiskies, wines and other spirits, perfect to toast the Bard this Burns night. Leading the way was the instantly recognisable Black Bowmore 1964 First release. Making a rare appearance at auction was the Glenglassaugh 1966 aged 45 years. Macallan showed its class with the 1980 Exceptional Cask. A rare and highly desirable 21 year old single sherry cask matured spirit, a real gem that excited collectors and drinkers alike. Following on from the success of the Rare Malts bottlings in the December Whisky Auction, nine more went under the hammer, including examples from Millburn, Mannochmore, Hillside, and Linkwood.

Advice on selling whisky is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

One highlight of this auction was a GIA certificated yellow heart shaped diamond ring which captured the hearts of the national and international bidding audience. With fierce competition in the room and online, the hammer came down at £11,000 to a Scotland-based buyer. A certificated trilogy ring proved as popular as ever, fetching £4,400.

Entries are currently invited for the next auction of jewellery, taking place 4 February. 

Advice on selling jewellery is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The Watches Auction caused a buzz around Glasgow - and the world - with buyers flocking to the saleroom to bid on some beautiful watches.

The highlight of the auction was the maiden lot, a white gold Audemars Piguet which, after fierce competition in the room, on the phone and online, sold for a hammer price of £7,000.

Another popular example, much admired during viewing, was the Mont Blanc Star. This classy dress watch sold to a local buyer for £1,200.

Entries are currently invited for the next auction of watches, taking place 27 February. 

Advice on selling watches is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form. 

The first Antiques & Interiors Auction of 2022 was fast paced and exciting. 

A collection of German WWI, WWII and other military steel helmets started a bidding war, with the overall hammer price exceeding £800. 

Entries are currently invited for the next auction, taking place 28 January. 

Advice on selling is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries, contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form or email michelle@mctears.co.uk to discuss a house visit. 

Gold coins once again proved popular at this maiden auction of 2022, with sovereigns and krugerrands joining collections across the globe, while a selection of coin sets underwent some fierce competition in the saleroom too.

An Edward VII 1902 specimen set achieved a hammer price of £4,200, whilst an attractive 1980 Cayman Islands Gold Kings collection achieved £3,000, closely followed by the 1995 Britannia gold proof collection.

Entries are currently invited for the next auction of coins and banknotes, taking place 24 February. 

Advice on selling coins and banknotes is free and without obligation. To discuss consigning to a McTear's auction, make an appointment to visit our Glasgow Galleries or contact a specialist by clicking this link and completing the short form.