ANTIQUESnews Bannockburn sword
A late Medieval broadsword used at the battles of Bannockburn and Hastings is due to go under the hammer at Christie’s in London on 3 September. The weapon – which is expected to fetch between £80,000 and £120,000 – is thought to have been captured at Hastings by Humphrey de Bohun. His descendant, Sir Humphrey de Bohun, 4th Earl of Hereford and Essex and Constable of England, is believed to have taken the sword with him to the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. Sir Humphrey was captured after the battle and held at Bothwell Castle, before being ransomed for the safe return of King Robert the Bruce’s wife, Elizabeth, and several Scottish nobles.
TOASTING THE ROYALS A bottle of whisky released in 1981 to mark the
royal wedding has fetched £1,400 at auction. The Macallan Royal Marriage malt whisky was made at Macallan-Glenlivet of Craigellachie by blending Scotch from casks fi lled in 1948 and 1961 – the years in which Prince Charles and Diana, Princess of Wales, were born. The whisky, which went under the hammer at Thomson Roddick’s auction centre in Edinburgh, carried the slogan ‘Long life and happiness’ and beat its pre-sale estimate of £800-£1,200.
Peploe leads the show A painting by Scottish Colourist Samuel John Peploe (1871-
1935) is one of the star attractions at Bonhams autumn sale of Scottish art on 25 September. ‘Dark Roses in Pot’ is expected to fetch between £100,000 and £150,000. The painting dates from the later period of Peploe’s career when experts say he produced many of his most characteristic works and includes bold confi dent brush strokes. The piece was featured in the Royal Scottish Academy Festival Exhibition, Peploe- Cadell-Hunter, in Edinburgh in 1949.
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Over the asking A pair of Satsuma vases sold for £600 at Shapes Auctioneers in Edinburgh, smashing through an estimate of between £30 and £50. Satsuma pottery was made in the southern Japanese province of Kyushu, with large numbers of jars, trays and vases being exported.
Going wild on the
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Sales dates
NORTH Lindsay Burns, Perth 2 & 3 September:
Antiques & Art
Curr & Dewar, Dundee 9, 23 September: Antiques
EDINBURGH Lyon & Turnbull 10 September:
Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 24 September: Furniture & Art
Shapes 6 September: Art
& Antiques
Glorious Twelfth The Scottish Wildlife Trust will be marking the Glorious Twelfth by auctioning three limited edition copies of paintings by wildlife artist Georgina McMaster at Lyon & Turnbull’s auction house in Edinburgh. The trust, which marks its 50th anniversary this year, has teamed up with Valentine Art Reproductions to offer works entitled The Red Squirrel, The Scottish Wildcat and The Lady, which depicts the female osprey at the SWT’s Loch of the Lowes wildlife reserve near Dunkeld. Valentine Art Reproductions is donating 65 per cent of the profi ts from sales of the reproductions to the trust, with the charity also receiving a donation from the sale of the original paintings.
Bonhams 3 September: Jewellery & Silver; 25 September: Scottish Art
Thomson Roddick 4 September: Asian & Oriental; 11, 18, 25 September: Home Furnishings
GLASGOW Great Western 6 September:
Antiques; 20 September: Fine Art & Antiques
Mulberry Bank 9 September: Whisky & Wine; 19 & 20 September: Fine Antiques
DUMFRIES Thomson Roddick 9, 23 September:
Furnishings; 13 September: Antiques & Art
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