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Scotland Magazine section Scottish AntiquesArt and antiques newsSally Toms looks at all the latest news and events from the world of art and antiques New art prize for Scottish landscape painters One of Scotland’s most successful artists has launched a major new art prize for the country’s emerging young talent. John Lowrie Morrison, whose work is held in the art collections of Madonna, Sting and the Duke of Argyll, has privately funded the Jo... By Sally Toms from Issue 28 published on 20/09/2006 Art and antiques newsSally Toms rounds up all the latest news and developments Gaze on the face of a Queen Visitors to the capital will have a rare opportunity to look upon the face of Mary, Queen of Scots as part of an exhibition at Lyon and Turnbull this summer. The death mask of Mary, Queen of Scots will be on display along with more than 200 other significant items from L... By Sally Toms from Issue 27 published on 09/06/2006 Art and antiques newsSally Toms rounds up the best of the latest exhibitions and events Drambuie sale breaks records The sale of the famous Drambuie Collection of Scottish Art has made a staggering £3.75 million – the biggest single sale for a United Kingdom regional auction house. The collection of paintings, pottery, glassware, furniture and other items was assembled by the MacKinn... By Sally Toms from Issue 26 published on 21/04/2006 Art and antiques newsSally Toms rounds up the latest shows and exhibitions Exhibition of rarities is timely The oldest clockmaker in Edinburgh, James Ritchie & Son, has recently unveiled a collection of some of the rarest timepieces in Europe at the Shapes’ showroom in Edinburgh. As part of a £2 million exhibition, the display will run for 12 months and is currently show... By Sally Toms from Issue 25 published on 17/02/2006 Art and antiques newsSally Toms rounds up the latest shows and exhibitions Cow parade Up to 100 cows will descend on Edinburgh next Summer as CowParade, the world’s largest public art event, makes its first foray into Scotland. The city’s artists are challenged to turn each blank canvas into a bovine art object. The sculptures will then be placed in streets, parks and h... By Sally Toms from Issue 24 published on 05/01/2006 Art and antiques newsSally Toms looks at all the latest exhibitions and events from the world of art and antiques Diamond discovery sale. One of the most important sales of jewellery ever held in Scotland has taken place at Bonhams in Edinburgh. With a value totalling £300,000, the sale included some of the most significant collections to come out of Scotland for some time. At the heart of which was a collecti... By Sally Toms from Issue 23 published on 14/10/2005 Art and antiques newsSally Toms rounds up all the latest shows and exhibitions Drambuie collection for sale. Lyon and Turnbull is to auction one of the most important collections of Jacobite art after an extensive tour of Britain, North America and the Far East. The Drambuie Collection consists of over 100 works made by Scotland’s finest craftsmen or commissioned in secrecy b... By Sally Toms from Issue 22 published on 10/08/2005 Art and antiques newsTough it out on a Skye night trip. One of the greatest environmental artworks ever to be staged in the United Kingdom is to take place on the Isle of Skye between August 1st and September 17th. ‘The Storr’ will be an enigmatic installation to be experienced by a midnight walk up to Skye’s iconic la... By Sally Toms from Issue 21 published on 10/07/2005 Art and antiques newsArt and antiques news by Sally Toms Glasgow gets in to the groove The annual United Kingdom art prize Beck’s Futures has been described by Vogue as ‘the groovy alternative to the Turner Prize’ and this summer it is set to take up residence in Glasgow this summer at the Centre for Contemporary Arts. Organised in collaboration with Be... By Sally Toms from Issue 19 published on 20/3/2005 Art and antiques newsThe end of an era A small part of Edinburgh’s history was sold off in pieces recently as the last remnants of prestigious furniture firm Whytock and Reid went under the hammer at Lyon and Turnbull. Whytock and Reid was established in 1807 and for nearly 200 years reigned as one of the most prestigious of United King... By Sally Toms from Issue 18 published on 8/1/2005 Artists show up for charityMore than 800 original paintings and sculptures by Scottish artists The Macmillan art show is returning to the Scotland Street School in November. More than 800 original paintings and sculptures by Scottish artists will be on display, providing a huge variety of subject, style and size. The school itself is also worth the visit as it was designed by Charles Rennie ... By Sally Toms from Issue 16 published on 15/9/2004 Antique golf ball is a big hit200 year old golf ball... An 18th century golf ball linked to renowned St Andrews professional, William Robertson has been bought for £24,000 ($45,000) at an auction at Lyon and Turnbull’s in Edinburgh. The ball, which dates from 1790, is made from a leather shell stuffed with feathers and has become one of the most expensiv... By Sally Toms from Issue 16 published on 15/9/2004 Searching for ShirrapburnOne of the most popular paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland, One of the most popular paintings in the National Gallery of Scotland, Shirrapburn Loch, a landscape by William Dyce, has for years proved a mystery to art experts who have tried to name the real Scottish location that inspired the scene. So Helen Smailes, the senior curator of British art at the N... By Kate Ennis from Issue 15 published on 18/7/2004 Morris tapestry sells for £180,000The rising interest in pieces from the arts and crafts movement was reinforced recently at a Decorative Arts auction in Edinburgh held by Lyon and Turnbull. The rising interest in pieces from the arts and crafts movement was reinforced recently at a Decorative Arts auction in Edinburgh held by Lyon and Turnbull. A rare tapestry by William Morris, the most renowned pioneer of the arts and crafts style, sold for £180,000 ($310,000). The tapestry, entitl... By Kate Ennis from Issue 15 published on 18/7/2004 Exhibition previewsPaolozzi at 80 and Anne Redpath and the Edinburgh School Paolozzi at 80 29th May – 31st October 2004 Eduardo Paolozzi is one of Scotland’s leading living artists. He celebrated his 80th birthday this year, and the first major retrospective of his work is now on display in Edinburgh. The Leith-born sculptor, best known for his giant foot sculpture outside... By Kate Ennis from Issue 15 published on 18/7/2004 'Singing butler' set to go for a songA news round up from the Scottish art and antiques world, by Kate Ennis Demand for the work of controversial artist Jack Vettriano has been so great in recent times that last year alone, top auctioneers Sotheby’s broke the auction record for the artist no less than three times. One of these record breakers was a small study for Vettriano’s most iconic image – The Singi... By Kate Ennis from Issue 13 published on 25/3/2004 |  | ||||||||||||
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