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 397 - A PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY SAMSON OF PARIS PORCELAIN FIGURAL CANDELABRA
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 398 - A COLLECTION OF FOUR MID-19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE FLATBACK FIGURES
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 399 - A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN VASES
Sold for £360
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 400 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE FIGURAL CANDLABRUM
Sold for £140
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 401 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURES
Sold for £120
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 403 - A COLLECTION OF THREE MID-19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE FLATBACK FIGURES
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 404 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY SITZENDORF PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A LADY
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 405 - A COLLECTION OF THREE MID-19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE FLATBACK FIGURES
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 406 - A COLLECTION OF THREE MID-19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE FLATBACK FIGURES
Sold for £80
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 407 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF CAESER AUGUSTUS, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £95
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 408 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE STONEWARE VASE AND COVER
Sold for £90
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 409 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY DUTCH DELFTWARE BLUE & WHITE VASE AND COVER
Sold for £5,500
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 411 - A COLLECTION OF SIX MID-19TH CENTURY DUTCH GLASS GIN BOTTLES
Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 413 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN PART TEA SERVICE
Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 414 - A PAIR OF LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE PLATES, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS
Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 415 - A LATE 18TH CENTURY DERBY PORCELAIN TEAPOT, TEA BOWL AND SAUCER, AND COFFEE CAN AND SAUCER
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 416 - A COMPOSITE EARLY 20TH CENTURY DRESSING TABLE SET ON TRAY
Sold for £90
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 421 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY IVORY AND LACE FAN, ALONG WITH SEVEN OTHERS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 424 - A COLLECTION OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY NEW HALL PORCELAIN TEA WARES
Sold for £45
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 425 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN MINTONS EARTHENWARE SPILL VASES, ALONG WITH THREE OTHERS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 426 - A JANET ADAM STUDIO POTTERY STONEWARE VASE, ALONG WITH TWO OTHER VASES AND A JUG
Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 431 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY CORINTHIAN COLUMN TABLE LAMPS, ALONG WITH ANOTHER LAMP
Sold for £300
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 433 - A COLLECTION OF THREE FRAMED 19TH CENTURY PORTAIT MINIATURES, ALONG WITH FIVE FRAMES
Sold for £130
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 434 - A SET OF FIFTEEN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN DESSERT PLATES
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 436 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN PLATES
Sold for £45
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 438 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY CUT GLASS TABLE LAMP LUSTRES
Sold for £180
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 439 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS
Sold for £35
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 441 - TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY CHINESE PORCELAIN TEA CUPS, ALONG WITH TWO SAKE BOWLS
Sold for £180
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 442 - TWO EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH CREAMWARE TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS
Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 443 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS
Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 445 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY IVORY SOVEREIGN CASE, ALONG WITH TWO COMPACTS
Sold for £60
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 453 - EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL 2008 AND 2010 BLENDED WHISKIES
Sold for £45
Estimated at £60 - £100
Lot 459 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE EMBROIDERED SILK PANELS, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £240
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 460 - A SET OF THREE LATE 18TH CENTURY WORCESTER PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS
Sold for £100
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 463 - THREE FIGURES OF DIETIES, ALONG WITH A HORSE AND A FLOWER STUDY
Sold for £95
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 464 - A PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN TERRACOTTA FIGURES AFTER THE ANTIQUE
Sold for £650
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 465 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN INK STAND, ALONG WITH A TANKARD, AND TWO BOWLS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 466 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A LADY, ALONG WITH
Sold for £70
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 468 - A SET OF FOUR EARLY 19TH CENTURY DAVENPORT PORCELAIN TEACUPS
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 472 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY VIENNA PORCELAIN SAUCE TUREEN, COVER AND STAND
Sold for £65
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 474 - A LATE VICTORIAN COPPER LUSTRE TEAPOT AND COVER, ALONG WITH OTHER LUSTRE CERAMICS
Sold for £30
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 476 - A LATE VICTORIAN LACQUERED TEA TRAY, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £85
Estimated at £30 - £60
Lot 480 - A VICTORIAN SILVER GILT CRUCIFIX, ALONG WITH A FIGURE OF CHRIST
Sold for £110
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 481 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN WHITE METAL CIGARETTE CASE
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 483 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY GOLD PLATED PINCE NEZ, THREE PAIRS OF SPECTACLES AND A MONOCLE
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 485 - A COLLECTION OF FIVE LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY PILL BOXES
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 489 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY EIGHTEEN CARAT GOLD CUFFLINKS
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 493 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILVER AND TURQUOISE PILL BOX, ALONG WITH TWO OTHERS
Sold for £140
Estimated at £30 - £50