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 196 - A COLLECTION OF ELEVEN VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE FIGURES OF SHEEP AND RAMS
Sold for £420
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 199 - A COLLECTION OF THREE 19TH CENTURY CUT GLASS DECANTERS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 200 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY WALNUT WIG STAND, ALONG WITH A WIG
Sold for £180
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 201 - A SET OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY WEDGWOOD ARMORIAL EARTHENWARE SERVING DISHES
Sold for £320
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 202 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN VASES AND COVERS
Sold for £300
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 203 - A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY MEISSEN KAKIEMON VASES AND COVERS
Sold for £600
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 204 - A SET OF VICTORIAN POSTAL SCALES, A JAPANNED TEA CADDY AND A LAP DESK
Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £70
Lot 211 - A PAIR OF DUTCH SILVER LETTER RACKS, ALONG WITH A PLATED RACK
Sold for £140
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 218 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN TABLE LAMPS
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 219 - A COLLECTION OF THIRTEEN MID-20TH CENTURY CHINESE STANDS
Sold for £220
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 221 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE TABLE LAMP
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 223 - A BRONZED HARDWOOD LETTER BOX, ALONG WITH ANOTHER AND A JEWELLERY CASKET
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 228 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU MOUNTED SEVRES STYLE PORCELAIN TABLE LAMP
Sold for £130
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 229 - A PAIR OF MID 19TH CENTURY PARIS PORCELAIN SPILL VASES
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 230 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE SILK AND LACQUERED HAND FANS
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 231 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN CABINET PLATE, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 233 - EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZED SPELTER FIGURES OF A LION AND A SPHINX
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 234 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER PLATED WINE SLIDES
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 235 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ALABASTER BISCUIT BARREL AND COVER
Sold for £70
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 236 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CUT GLASS DECANTER, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £100
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 237 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER PLATED WINE SLIDES
Sold for £150
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 239 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN GLASS CRUET BOTTLES, ALONG WITH A FINGER BOWL AND WINE COOLER
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 240 - A GARNITURE OF THREE MID-19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SPILL VASES, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £140
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 243 - A LOT OF TWO EARLY 20TH CENTURY TURNED MAHOGANY WINE SLIDES, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS
Sold for £80
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 247 - A LATE 18TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFTWARE BLUE & WHITE CHARGER
Sold for £45
Estimated at £50 - £70
Lot 248 - A COLLECTION OF 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH BLUE & WHITE DINNER WARE
Sold for £280
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 250 - A COLLECTION OF SEVEN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GLASS SALT CELLARS
Sold for £80
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 252 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY CUT GLASS BOWLS, ALONG WITH A MONTEITH
Sold for £40
Estimated at £60 - £80
Lot 253 - A REGENCY CUT GLASS DECANTER, ALONG WITH A VICTORIAN DECANTER
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 256 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE CRACKLE GLAZE TABLE LAMPS
Sold for £170
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 257 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURAL COMPORT
Sold for £200
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 261 - A COLLECTION OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY GLASS PHARMACEUTICAL AND OTHER BOTTLES
Sold for £65
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 262 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY CUT GLASS PEDESTAL BOWL, ALONG WITH A VINEGAR CRUET AND A DECANTER
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 263 - THREE 19TH CENTURY CUT GLASS DECANTERS, ALONG WITH A VASE
Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 265 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY GREEN WINE GLASS, ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS, TUMBLERS AND A BEAKER
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 266 - THREE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN VASES
Sold for £150
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 270 - A ELIZABETH II SILVER AND ENAMEL BADGE, ALONG WITH A COLLECTION OF FOBS AND OTHER ITEMS
Sold for £550
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 272 - TWO LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PILL BOXES
Sold for £70
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 274 - A SET OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY NINE CARAT GOLD CUFFLINKS AND SHIRT STUDS
Sold for £75
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 277 - A PAIR OF WWI SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED TO LIEUT. C. W. WILSON
Sold for £100
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 279 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURAL INCENSE BURNERS
Sold for £160
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 285 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDO-PERSIAN BRASS BELL, ALONG WITH A BUDDHIST EMBLEM AND TEN DISHES
Sold for £150
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 286 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY SILVERED GLASS CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 287 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY SITZENDORF PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A BOY, AND TWO OTHERS
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50