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 1203 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY GILTWOOD DEMI LUNE CONSOLE TABLE OF LOUIS XVI DESIGN
Sold for £2,800
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 1204 - A 19TH CENTURY CARRARA MARBLE BUST OF ANTINOUS
Sold for £13,000
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 1205 - A GRAND TOUR CARRARA MARBLE TORSO OF APOLLO
Sold for £26,000
Estimated at £4,000 - £6,000
Lot 1210 - A 19TH CENTURY CHILDS' YEW-WOOD AND ELM WINDSOR ROCKING CHAIR
Sold for £100
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1215 - AN ATTRACTIVE NEAR PAIR OF GEORGE III CHINESE CHIPPENDALE MAHOGANY ELBOW CHAIRS
Sold for £4,000
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 1218 - A REGENCY MAHOGANY EXTENDING DINING TABLE AND A TABLE LEAF HOLDER
Sold for £1,700
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
Lot 1219 - A SET OF SIX LATE GEORGE III MAHOGANY SINGLE DINING CHAIRS
Sold for £500
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1220 - A WILLIAM IV MAHOGANY DOUBLE SIDED WATERFALL BOOKCASE
Sold for £1,000
Estimated at £400 - £600
Lot 1225 - A PAIR OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRASS COLUMN TABLE LAMPS
Sold for £60
Estimated at £50 - £80
Lot 1226 - AN EARLY VICTORIAN MAHOGANY DROP LEAF NEEDLEWORK TABLE
Sold for £60
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1230 - A GEORGE III MAHOGANY TIP-UP TRIPOD CIRCULAR TEA TABLE
Sold for £220
Estimated at £100 - £200
Lot 1231 - A PAINTED METAL AND FAUX MARBLE BUST OF JAMES GREGORY BY SAMUEL JOSEPH
Sold for £1,900
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 1234 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN BLACK SLATE AND MALACHITE OBELISKS, ALONG WITH A PAIR OF CANDLESTICKS
Sold for £220
Estimated at £60 - £90
Lot 1235 - A 19TH CENTURY STAINED OAK AND BRASS BOUND DECANTER BOX
Sold for £110
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1240 - A LATE 19TH CENTURY BRONZE BUST OF AJAX AFTER GIACOMO
Sold for £700
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1241 - A PLASTER BUST OF DR JOHN GRAHAM MACDONALD ON A MARBLE COLUMN
Sold for £400
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 1246 - BARON CARLO MAROCHETTI - A MID 19TH CENTURY MARBLE BUST OF SIR HUGH HAMILTON DALRYMPLE
Sold for £1,600
Estimated at £800 - £1,200
Lot 1248 - A VICTORIAN MARBLE BUST OF HUGH LIDDELL GRAINGER OF AYTON
Sold for £1,300
Estimated at £600 - £900
Lot 1263 - AN EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE EXTENDING DINING TABLE
Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £1,000 - £2,000
Lot 1265 - A MAHOGANY TRAY TOP OCCASIONAL TABLE OF CHIPPENDALE DESIGN
Sold for £190
Estimated at £60 - £90
Lot 1266 - A LOT OF TWO COMPOSITION BUSTS OF HAVELOCK AND MARIE ANTOINETTE
Sold for £200
Estimated at £100 - £150
Lot 1269 - A PAIR OF VICTORIAN GILT PAINTED HANGING WALL SHELVES
Sold for £1,200
Estimated at £200 - £300
Lot 1272 - A 19TH CENTURY GILT GESSO WALL MIRROR OF LARGE PROPORTIONS
Sold for £1,400
Estimated at £500 - £800
Lot 1277 - AN ATTRACTIVE VICTORIAN BRASS RECTANGULAR JEWEL CASKET
Sold for £220
Estimated at £300 - £500