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 300 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER PLATED CLARET JUG, ALONG WITH A TANKARD
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 302 - THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL CARD CASES
Sold for £150
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 303 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE BUST OF A ROMAN SENATOR, ALONG WITH ANOTHER BUST
Sold for £70
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 304 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN SPILL VASE, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 305 - A PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN SPILL VASES
Sold for £100
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 312 - A PAIR OF ROCOCO STYLE GILDED RESIN WALL BRACKETS, ALONG WITH ANOTHER PAIR
Sold for £70
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 313 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF BEATRICE CENCI
Sold for £70
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 317 - A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CORINTHIAN COLUMN CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £460
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 320 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNÉ INCENSE BURNERS
Sold for £900
Estimated at £200 - £400
Lot 323 - A MID-19TH CENTURY PARIAN WARE FIGURE OF MICHELANGELO
Sold for £65
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 325 - A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MAN
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 327 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA
Sold for £240
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 329 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA
Sold for £2,000
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 332 - A LEONARDO COLLECTION BRONZED RESIN FIGURE OF A JESTER
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 334 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE LIBATION CUP, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £160
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 336 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN CARVED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF A DEITY
Sold for £550
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 337 - A COLLECTION OF SEVEN LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH PICTURE FRAMES
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 339 - ROYAL INTEREST - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY JUG AND COVER, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 342 - A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN BOWLS
Sold for £100
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 343 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ROYAL COPENHAGEN BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GENTLEMAN
Sold for £75
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 345 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS AND COPPER JAR AND COVER, ALONG WITH A CASKET
Sold for £100
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 350 - A MATCHED SET OF THREE MID-19TH CENTURY DRABWARE CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £110
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 351 - A REGENCY PORT GLASS ALONG WITH FIVE VICTORIAN GLASSES
Sold for £110
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 354 - A LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER
Sold for £360
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 359 - A PAIR OF WORCESTER 'DRAGONS IN COMPARTMENTS' TEACUPS AND SAUCERS, AND SIX COFFEE CANS
Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 363 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 367 - TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEACUPS AND SAUCERS
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 368 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZED SPELTER FIGURE OF A HORSE, ALONG WITH A PIN DISH
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 369 - A PAIR OF LATE 18TH CENTURY TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, ALONG WITH A SAUCER AND TWO TEA BOWLS
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 370 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SUGAR BOWL AND COVER
Sold for £65
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 371 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS, ALONG WITH ANOTHERS
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 372 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU AND ROUGE MARBLE CANDELABRA
Sold for £300
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 375 - A 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN FIGURE OF SHAO LAO, ALONG WITH A CHINESE BOX
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 376 - A SET OF THREE CHINESE PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND TWO SAUCERS
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 377 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN TANKARD
Sold for £30
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 378 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY ORMOLU AND ENAMEL PICTURE FRAME, ALONG WITH SIX OTHER FRAMES
Sold for £220
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 379 - A COLLECTION OF THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY GILTWOOD PICTURE FRAMES
Sold for £60
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 380 - A COLLECTION OF EIGHT EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEACUPS
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 383 - A LATE 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 390 - TWO MID-19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SLOP BOWLS, ALONG WITH TWO COMPORTS AND A BASKET
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 391 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN CREAM JUG AND STAND
Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 392 - A PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CHAMPAGNE FLUTES BY WILLIAM YEOWARD
Sold for £170
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 393 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH CREAMWARE SLOP BOWL, ALONG WITH A NEW HALL PLATE
Sold for £25
Estimated at £40 - £60