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 1055 - AN IMPRESSIVE WORK - THE MADONNA DELLA SADIA, AFTER RAPHAEL
Sold for £6,500
Estimated at £2,000 - £3,000
Lot 1056 - THE YOUNG VIRGIN MARY, GIOVANNI BATTISTA SALVI DA SASSOFERTTO (AFTER)
Sold for £850
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1058 - THE DOLOROSA MADONNA, AFTER BARTOLOME ESTEBAN MURILLO
Sold for £700
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1059 - A 19TH CENTURY ITALIAN SCHOOL OIL OF DANCING MUSES
Sold for £440
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1060 - THE PENITANT MARY MAGDELENE, A DUTCH WORK AFTER THE OLD MASTER
Sold for £600
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1065 - A PORTRAIT OF THE RT. HON. THE COUNTESS OF CARDIGAN
Sold for £2,500
Estimated at £300 - £500
Lot 1069 - AN IMPRESSIVE OIL PAINTING OF COLONSAY, BY WILLIAM MARSHALL BROWN
Sold for £3,500
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 1073 - MERCY MARIE, HOMMAGE TO MARIE LAURENCIN’S ‘GIRL WITH A ROSE’
Sold for £600
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 1079 - A PAIR OF GRISAILLE OIL STUDIES OF CLASSICAL FLAMING TORCHERES
Sold for £110
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1080 - A PAINTING BY HELEN FIRTH AND A TOWNSCAPE BY A. HANSON
Sold for £35
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1081 - A WATERCOLOUR BY GRAHAM BUCHANAN-DUNLOP AMD TWO OTHERS
Sold for £50
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1083 - A WATERCOLOUR BY CYNTHIA MCCRACKEN AND THREE OTHER PORTRAIT STUDIES
Sold for £80
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1092 - THREE VOLUMES OF OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH BY JAMES GRANT
Sold for £60
Estimated at £20 - £40
Lot 1093 - THREE VOLUMES OF OLD AND NEW EDINBURGH BY JAMES GRANT
Sold for £50
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1094 - THE ROYAL COMMISSION ON THE ANCIENT MONUMENTS OF SCOTLAND AND THREE OTHER BOOKS
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1095 - TWO VOLUMES OF THE PROSE WORKS BY ROBERT BURNS AND TEN OTHER POETRY VOLUMES
Sold for £50
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1097 - NOTES ON THE AUTHENTIC PORTRAITS OF MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS BY LIONEL CUST
Sold for £90
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1098 - THREE VOLUMES OF ABBREGE CHRONOLOGIQUE L’HISTOIRE DE FRANCE BY DE MEZERAY
Sold for £40
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1099 - A VOLUME OF MID 19TH CENTURY HAND WRITTEN RELIGIOUS VERSE
Sold for £110
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1100 - TWO VOLUMES, JOHNSON (GEORGE W) - THE COTTAGE GARDENER
Sold for £140
Estimated at £20 - £40
Lot 1103 - THREE VOLUMES OF ESSAYS ON PHYSIOGNOMY BY JOHN CASPAR LAVATER
Sold for £35
Estimated at £70 - £100
Lot 1104 - TWO VOLUMES OF ESSAYS ON PHYSIOGNOMY BY JOHN CASPAR LAVATER
Sold for £35
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1105 - TWO VOLUMES OF THE PICTORIAL HISTORY OF SCOTLAND BY JAMES TAYLOR AND FOUR OTHER VOLUMES
Sold for £40
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1106 - THREE VOLUMES OF THE BOOK OF KINGS BY ARNOLD MCNAUGHTON
Sold for £55
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1108 - IMPRESSIONS OF THE WESTERN REPUBLICS OF SOUTH AFRICA BY REGINALD LLOYD
Sold for £40
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1109 - THREE VOLUMES OF GROVES DICTIONARY OF MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
Sold for £15
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1110 - OLIVER CROMWELL BY S.R. GARDINER AND OLIVER CROMWELL BY CHARLES FIRTH
Sold for £45
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1114 - THREE VOLUMES OF THE HISTORY OF BRITISH INDIA BY H. H. WILSON
Sold for £160
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1117 - TWENTY FIVE VOLUMES OF THE WAVERLEY NOVELS BY SIR WALTER SCOTT
Sold for £70
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1118 - TWELVE VOLUMES OF THE POETICAL WORKS BY SIR WALTER SCOTT
Sold for £25
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1120 - WAVERLEY NOVELS AND OTHERS BY SIR WALTER SCOTT AND SIXTY OTHER VOLUMES OF WORKS BY SCOTT
Sold for £35
Estimated at £20 - £40
Lot 1124 - NINE VOLUMES OF HISTORY OF SCOTLAND BY PATRICK FRASER TYTLER
Sold for £55
Estimated at £20 - £40
Lot 1125 - NAPOLEON IN EXILE BY BARRY E O'MEARA AND FIVE OTHER VOLUMES
Sold for £300
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1127 - FOUR VOLUMED OF HISTORY OF HIS OWN TIME BY BISHOP BURNET
Sold for £60
Estimated at £40 - £60
Lot 1129 - THE THREIPLANDS OF FINGASK BY ROBERT CHAMBERS AND TWO OTHER VOLUMES
Sold for £45
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1131 - THIRTY TWO VOLUMES OF ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA PLUS INDEX
Sold for £15
Estimated at £30 - £50
Lot 1133 - TWO VOLUMES OF DEBRETT’S PEERAGE AND FOUR OTHER BOOKS
Sold for £25
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1137 - A LARGE QUANTITY OF LEATHER, CLOTH AND CARD BOUND BOOKS
Sold for £80
Estimated at £100 - £200