McTear’s was delighted to offer at auction the contents of 19 St Bernard’s Crescent, Edinburgh – The Private Collection of William Mowat-Thomson.
An iconic figure in Scottish dance, Edinburgh-based William Mowat-Thomson was a teacher of dance, drama and yoga and a collector of the most wonderful array of art and antiques. From modest beginnings on Orkney, William achieved success in his working life and from a young age furnished his grand homes in his much-loved Georgian style. When William passed away in 2019, at the age of 86, he had built a collection unrivalled in breadth and vibrancy. A great friend of the late gentleman recalls that those visiting Willliam’s house at St Bernard’s Crescent, Edinburgh, affectionately referred to it as the V&A, being as it was a museum of beautiful objets d’art.
Browse the results from this stunning two-day auction here.
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Lot 1 - A MINTONS PÂTE-SUR-PÂTE PORCELAIN PEDESTAL BOWL AND COVER
Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 5 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY WEDGWOOD JASPERWARE PEDESTAL VASES AND COVERS
Sold for £1,800
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 13 - TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN VASES
Sold for £360
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 14 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY DELFT BLUE AND WHITE VASES, ALONG WITH ANOTHER PAIR
Sold for £440
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 15 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY EASTWOOD BLACK BASALT SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 18 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE IMARI BOWL, ALONG WITH AN IMARI DISH AND TWO PLATES
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 21 - A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN VASES
Sold for £700
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 22 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE FIGURE OF ANDROMACHE
Sold for £60
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 23 - A MID-19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN TEACUP AND SAUCER
Sold for £100
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 25 - A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN VASES
Sold for £120
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 26 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN FIGURAL CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 27 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN FIGURE OF THE FARNESE HERCULES
Sold for £280
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 28 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ROYAL COPENHAGEN BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL FEMALE
Sold for £40
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 29 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ROYAL COPENHAGEN BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A CLASSICAL MALE
Sold for £90
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 30 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY HÖCHST PORCELAIN VASES AND COVERS
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 31 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY SAMSON OF PARIS PORCELAIN FIGURES OF MUSICIANS
Sold for £65
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 32 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER AND AN INCENSE BURNER
Sold for £900
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 36 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUGAR BOWL, COVER AND STAND
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 37 - A CAITHNESS AMETHYST GLASS BOWL, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER COLOURED GLASS BOWLS
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 39 - A PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY SHEFFIELD PLATE CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £75
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 40 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN BOWLS AND OTHERS
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 42 - A 20TH CENTURY FABERGÉ PARCEL-GILT AND BLUE GLASS EGG
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 44 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDO-PERSIAN PARQUETRY TRINKET BOX AND PICTURE FRAME
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 46 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SPILL VASES, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 48 - A MID-19TH CENTURY ROCKINGHAM PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 52 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY BOHEMIAN AMBER FLASHED GLASS CASKET
Sold for £90
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 53 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER OVERLAID GREEN HARDSTONE SCENT BOTTLE
Sold for £160
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 55 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY BOHEMIAN URANIUM GLASS SCENT BOTTLE
Sold for £160
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 56 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY SPODE DRABWARE CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 59 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN VASES, ALONG WITH ANOTHER PAIR AND ONE OTHER
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 63 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY BRASS AND CHAMPLEVÉ ENAMEL CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £75
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 65 - A GARNITURE OF THREE LATE VICTORIAN EARTHENWARE SPILL VASES
Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 67 - THREE EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN MINIATURE WASH BOWLS AND EWERS
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 68 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN EWERS AND STOPPERS
Sold for £65
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 69 - A WEDGWOOD AESTHETIC MOVEMENT EARTHENWARE TEAPOT AND COVER
Sold for £120
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 70 - A COLLECTION OF FOUR DUTCH DELFTWARE BLUE & WHITE VASES
Sold for £340
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 72 - A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY SIMULATED STONE CANDLESTICKS AND A BRASS CANDLESTICK
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 79 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY SAMSON OF PARIS PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A PARAKEET
Sold for £95
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 81 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE KUTANI VASE, ALONG WITH THREE BOWLS AND A TEAPOT
Sold for £180
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 82 - A MID-19TH CENTURY MEISSEN PORCELAIN TEA BOWL AND SAUCER
Sold for £85
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 83 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 85 - TWO PAIRS OF PAINTED WOOD WALL BRACKETS, ALONG WITH A CORNER BRACKET
Sold for £440
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 86 - A LATE VICTORIAN SILVER PLATED SALVER ALONG WITH OTHER PLATED WARE
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 88 - A MID-19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN FIGURE OF JOHN FALSTAFF
Sold for £260
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 89 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GARNITURE OF THREE STONEWARE PLANTERS
Sold for £95
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 93 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY SILVER PLATED CENTREPIECE, ALONG WITH FOUR CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £100
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 94 - TWO PAIRS OF MID-19TH CENTURY SHEFFIELD PLATE CANDLESTICKS AND A CANDELABRUM
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 95 - A SET OF SIX LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS
Sold for £380
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 97 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNÉ TEAPOT AND COVER, ALONG WITH AN INCENSE BURNER
Sold for £170
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 98 - A PAIR OF MID-20TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNÉ VASES, ALONG WITH TWO CENSORS AND AN EGG
Sold for £140
Estimated at £40 - £60