Successful November

November proved to be a successful month for McTear's with this weeks special auctions resulting in exciting hammer prices being achieved.

Our Chinese, Japanese & Eastern Ceramics, Furniture & Works of Art auction that took place on Tuesday 27th November raised much interest. Highlighted in it was this Indian Goanese mother of pearl circular bowl. Estimated to reach between £800 and £1200 it ended up fetching a fantastic £3400.

Another piece worth noting in this auction is this Chinese rosewood collectors cabinet. Fetching more than 5 times its estimate, this unique and beautiful collectors cabinet sold for £5500 in Chinese, Japanese & Eastern Ceramics, Furniture & Works of Art auction. 

December will not see '3 day's of auction' however McTear's will have several exciting auctions before Christmas. This Sunday, the 2nd of December we have our Scottish Contemporary Art Auction that will feature a splendid selection of contemporary art by predominantly Scottish artists. On the 13th of December we have two further auctions. The Victorian & Edwardian Jewellery and Watches auction will take place at 12pm and will feature Victorian, Edwardian and Scottish jewellery of a range of values, along with pocket and wristwatches. At 2pm on that Thursday we will also have The Gentleman's Library auction that will feature antiquarian books, cigars and vintage smoking related objects, objects of vertu and fashion.

We hope and look forward to seeing everyone at the December auctions!

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Exciting End to November

It's that time again - McTear's has had a busy week getting set up for next weeks exciting '3 Days of Auction'. 

At McTear's, we've got your lots and next week will be no exception with lots of wonderful pieces going under the hammer.

Our British & Continental Ceramics & Glass, Silver & Plate auction on Tuesday at 10.30am features ceramics and glass from Britain, Europe and beyond, along with silver and plate from around the world including this 19th Century Goldshieder Terracotta Figure of a Boy. 

Lot 126 Estimate: £2000 - £3000 

On Tuesday, we also have the Chinese, Japanese & Eastern Ceramics, Furniture & Works of Art auction at 6pm which gives you the chance to grab ceramics, ivory, bronze, jade, lacquer, wood, silver and cloisonne from China, Japan, Korea, Persia & the Middle East. Included in this auction will be this unique and beautiful Chinese Carved Red Gilt Lacquer Washstand. 

Lot 394 Estimate: £200 - £300

Our second day of auctions will begin with our Rare & Collectable Whisky, Wine & Port auction at 10.30am.  With a choice of 500 lots of whisky, wine and port, there is something to suit everyone's tastes. This Macallan 1968 Anniversary Malt is estimated to sell for £600 - £800.

Lot 857A Estimate: £600-£800

On Wednesday night at 5pm we have something that might be more interesting for the ladies:  Fine Jewellery, Watches and Coins auction. This fabulous Turquoise and Diamond Marquise shaped ring is estimated to fetch £1500-£2000.

Lot 1148 Estimate: £1500 - £2000

Finishing a great couple of days of auctions on Thursday with our Fine pictures that will feature fine paintings by predominantly Scottish artists of the last 200 years. Hoping to raise a fantastic £10000-£15000 is this Robert Gemmell Hutchison oil on canvas, Her Maiden Voyage.

Lot 1410B Estimate: £10000 - £15000

McTear's look forward to seeing everyone next week and hope that you are all eager to get bidding.

For more information on these auctions and others that we have at McTear's, have a look on our Upcoming auctions page where you will also find the online catalogues for the above auctions.

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Shine Like a Diamond...

Earlier this week, a dazzling diamond fetched a record breaking £13.5m at Christie's semi-annual jewellery sale in Geneva. 

This flawless diamond from India’s mythical Golconda mines, that once belonged to Archduke Joseph August of Austria (1872-1962),  was snapped up by an anonymous buyer at an auction on Tuesday night.

With the value of the diamond increasing, the unique, rare, colourless stone – weighing 76 carats – obtained over double the price that was paid for it roughly two decades ago, sold by an American jeweler Black, Starr & Frost. It surfaced at auction in 1961 and again at Christie's in November 1993, netting £4m at the time and has subsequently been sold on again for over 3 times the price paid in 1993.

François Curiel, director of the international jewellery department at Christie’s described the sale as being ‘flabbergasting’ and although the market is experiencing a slight decline, the diamond managed to fetch ‘a world record price per carat for a colourless diamond’.

In a sale that overall reached a ‘glittering’ £50m, the alluring diamond was the ‘VIP’ out of the 290 lots that were sold.

Dating back to the 4th century B.C, India was one of the first countries to mine the gem, with their diamonds being cherished for their size and beauty, especially the stones from Golconda. "Diamonds of Golconda" stones are rare and famous with the exact source of the so-called "lost mines of Golconda" being unknown.

Here is another fabulous diamond. The Darya-i-Nur was a rare blue-diamond (186 carats), which was owned by the last Great Mughal Emperor of Persia, Aurangzeb, until it was stolen from his heirs during the 'sack of Delhi' in 1739. 

Darya-i-Nur "Sea of Light"

For information on McTear's dedicated sales that are occurring at the end of this month have a look on our website.

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McTear's Leading into The International Market

McTear’s, along with other well known auction houses in the UK, launch the Association of Accredited Auctioneers to bring trust and professionalism to international art market.

A selection of leading British fine art and antiques auctioneers, with a combined annual turnover reaching more than £200 million, have come together to be a leading force in the international market. From China and beyond, they want to dominate the market and attract high-spending buyers to their sales.

The firms have launched The Association of Accredited Auctioneers (Triple-A) and forged commercial links with Asia’s only on-line live bidding portal www.epailive.com. This service promotes Triple-A auctioneers’ sales directly to more than 100,000 registered collectors of fine art and antiques in China and posts catalogues translated into Chinese online.

So far things are looking good, with Triple-A firms reporting a promising level of demand for the first sales. The aim of this is to increase international confidence and understanding of the UK auction business through targeted marketing, quality assurance and educational presentations to key growth markets.

The 19 founder auctioneers and representatives of Triple-A are as follows:

Anderson & Garland (Tyne & Wear) Andrew McCoull
Baldwins (London) Seth Freeman*
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood (West Country) Chris Hampton
The Canterbury Auction Galleries (Kent) Tony Pratt
Cheffins (Cambridgeshire) Martin Millard*
Dreweatts/Bloomsbury (Berkshire/London) Stephan Ludwig*
Ewbank’s (Surrey) Chris Ewbank*
Fellows (Midlands) Stephen Whittaker
Gorringes (Sussex) Clifford Lansberry
Halls (Shropshire) Jeremy Lamond*
Hartleys West Yorkshire) Andrew Hartley
Lawrences of Crewkerne (Somerset) Helen Carless*
Lyon & Turnbull (Edinburgh) Paul Roberts
Mallams (Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire) Robin Fisher
McTear’s (Glasgow) Brian Clements
Peter Wilson (Cheshire) Robert Stones
Roseberys (London) Ian Cadzow
Sworders (Essex) Guy Schooling*
Toovey’s (Sussex) Rupert Toovey
• *Denotes committee member

For the full article visit our News & Features page.

 
 

Tune in & Don't Miss Out...

McTear's Auctioneers, starting this Tuesday 6th November, will be featured on various radio stations where listeners can text in their item for them to be valuated on air.

Listen out for our very own Brian Clements on The Ally Bally radio show where he will be speaking about some of the listener’s antiques during a 30 minute appearance starting this Tuesday 6th November at 11.30.

This feature, occurring every 4 weeks, can be heard on Clyde 2, Forth 2, Northsound 2 and Tay AM… Tune in and Don’t miss it!

It couldn't be easier with our TextIt service...

1.Photograph the object you wish to have valued using your mobile phone camera.

2.Text the word ‘value ally’ along with the photo to 88600

3.We will text you back with an estimated valuation of your object...simple and free!*

*Standard text rate may apply.

McTear’s Auctioneers… We’ve got your lot!