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 495 - A VICTORIAN SILVER FISH SERVING FORK, ALONG WITH OTHER SILVER FLATWARE
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 496 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN SILVER BONBON DISHES
Sold for £65
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 497 - A CHINESE CRACKLE GLAZE PORCELAIN GINGER JAR AND COVER, ALONG WITH A PAIR OF SATSUMA VASES
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 498 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GILTMETAL AND SIENA MARBLE TABLE LAMP
Sold for £100
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 511 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNE CIGARETTE CASE, ALONG WITH THREE BOXES
Sold for £950
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 513 - A CASED SET OF TWELVE EDWARDIAN SILVER TEASPOONS AND TONGS
Sold for £60
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 514 - A COMPOSITE SET OF MID-19TH CENTURY LEAF MOULDED PLATES, ALONG WITH A SERVING DISH
Sold for £120
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 516 - A MID-VICTORIAN STAFFORDSHIRE BLUE & WHITE EARTHENWARE WASH BASIN AND EWER
Sold for £110
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 520 - A PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY CREAMWARE BASKETS, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 521 - A COLLECTION OF TWELVE HARDSTONE AND OTHER EGGS, ALONG WITH OTHER HARDSTONE AND MINERALS
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 522 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE HARDWOOD STAND, ALONG WITH ANOTHER
Sold for £100
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 524 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY GERMAN PORCELAIN FIGURE OF IPHIGENIA
Sold for £170
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 525 - A LATE 19TH CONTINENTAL CENTURY CERAMIC PORTRAIT ROUNDEL
Sold for £190
Estimated at £150 - £250
Lot 528 - AN EARLY 19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE CREAMWARE PART TEA SERVICE
Sold for £20
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 532 - A CRYSTAL BALL, ALONG WITH ANOTHER AND TWO PAPERWEIGHTS
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 534 - A MID-20TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN TABLE LAMP
Sold for £70
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 536 - A PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY ALABASTER ALTAR CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £120
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 540 - A COLLECTION OF THREE EARLY 19TH CENTURY CUT GLASS JUGS
Sold for £150
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 541 - A COLLECTION OF THREE EARLY 19TH CENTURY TEA BOWLS, TWO SAUCERS AND A TEACUP
Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 548 - A COLLECTION OF FOURTEEN EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN SAUCERS
Sold for £40
Estimated at £50 - £100
Lot 998 - A LINE ENGRAVING, ROBERT STRANGE (AFTER) CHARLES I KING OF GREAT BRITAIN
Sold for £130
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1002 - JAMES. WARREN CHILDE (AFTER), HAND COLOURED LITHOGRAPH BY JOHN BRANDARD
Sold for £130
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1003 - STOTHARD AND BENAZECH (AFTER), TWO MEZZOTINTS BY THOMAS GAUGAIN
Sold for £380
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1004 - ANGELICA KAUFFMAN (AFTER), MEZZOTINTS BY AND AFTER BARTOLOZZI
Sold for £80
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1005 - A PAIR OF 19TH CENTURY FRENCH CHROMOLITHOGRAPHS OF FISH - THE DAY’S CATCH
Sold for £130
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1006 - CLAUDE LORRAIN (AFTER), TWO LIN EENGRAVINGS BY P.C CANOT AND JAMES MASON
Sold for £55
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1007 - ELEVEN LINE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS OF MONARCHS AND PERSONAGES OF GREAT BRITAIN
Sold for £320
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1009 - A REVERSE PAINTED HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF CHARLES EDWARD STUART AND OTHERS
Sold for £380
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1010 - JACOBITE INTEREST, MID 18th CENTURY QUADRUPLE ENGRAVED PORTRAIT GROUP BY B. COLE
Sold for £380
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1011 - THOMAS HUDSON (AFTER), THREE QUARTER LENGTH PORTRAIT OF FLORA MACDONALD AND THREE OTHERS
Sold for £160
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1012 - TEN LINE ENGRAVED PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONAGES
Sold for £75
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1013 - ALLAN RAMSAY (AFTER), HALF LENGTH PORTRAIT OF SIR PETER HALKETT of PITFIRRANE AND OTHERS
Sold for £70
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1014 - A LOT OF SIX 18th CENTURY MEZZOTINT PORTRAIT ENGRAVINGS
Sold for £300
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1027 - A LOT OF SEVEN LATE 18th CENTURY ITALIAN LINE ENGRAVINGS
Sold for £260
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1030 - A PAIR OF LINE ENGRAVINGS AFTER LOUIS de BOULLONGNE
Sold for £130
Estimated at £80 - £120
Lot 1037 - A BOOK PLATE ILLUSTRATION OF COMUS AFTER BURNEY AND SEVENTEEN OTHERS
Sold for £120
Estimated at £80 - £120