Under the Hammer
Auctions and antiques aplenty
RAMSAY CORNISH AUCTIONEERS AND VALUERS
Ramsay Cornish is Edinburgh’s busiest auctioneers, having been featured on BBC’s Antiques Roadtrip. Every Saturday, Ramsay Cornish holds an interiors auction: an eclectic mix of furniture, silver, jewellery and paintings. Specialist antique and decorators’ auctions are also hosted bi-monthly, which include militaria, porcelain, silver, jewellery, paintings and furniture, alongside regular collectors’ auctions and an annual Scottish sale. Tel: 0131 553 7000, www.ramsaycornish.com
THOMSON RODDICK
Thomson Roddick Scottish Auctions are holding their quarterly antiques and fine art sale in Dumfries on 10 September and in Edinburgh on 15 September. Lots are already consigned, including a silver table service with four candlesticks, good jewellery, quality furniture and a watercolour by Edward Lear. Further entries are invited for these and future auctions, with valuers always available in Dumfries on a Monday, Edinburgh on a Wednesday or by appointment. Tel: 01387 721635, www.trscottishauctions.com
CHARLES PHILLIPS & SONS – WAREHOUSE CLOSING
Looking for that one-off piece? Auctions of more than 30,000 items from Charles Phillips wholesale luxury goods warehouse just outside Edinburgh will take place throughout September and October, before the warehouse closes. Thousands of items will go to auction, including artworks, diamond jewellery, furniture, memorabilia, Apple products, Persian rugs and rare whiskies, wines and Champagnes. Check the website for regular updates. Tel: 0131 665 6448, www.charlesphillips.com
THOMAS R CALLAN
Thomas R Callan is a third generation family-run business established in 1933. As auctioneers and valuators, Callans conducts weekly interior sales of unique, stylish and affordable household furnishings. Quarterly fine art and antique sales are produced in glossy catalogues and are hosted live online, reaching a growing national and international clientele. Tel: 01292 267681, www.trcallan.com
BONHAMS
Bonhams is recognised as the auctioneer of choice for buying and selling the very best jewellery, with more dedicated jewellery auctions than any other international auction house in the world. Bonhams Scotland is part of this global network, holding two specialist jewellery sales in Edinburgh each year with all types of jewellery, including signed pieces, as well as diamonds, precious stones and natural pearls. Tel: 0131 225 2266, www.bonhams.com/edinburgh
LYON & TURNBULL
Lyon & Turnbull’s Fine Furniture & Works of Art sale on 28 September includes a group of automata from the collection of Roger and Heather Daltrey. Highlights include pieces by Gustave Vichy and Léopold Lambert, such as this figure of Pierrot serenading the moon, circa 1890, estimated at £12,000-£18,000. Tel: 0131 557 8844, www.lyonandturnbull.com