Design legends prevailed at Lyon & Turnbull spring Design series

L-R: Josef Hoffmann coal boxes, £32,500; Lalique Hibou mascot, aka hood ornament, £42,500; Lucie Rie footed bowl, £50,000
L-R: Josef Hoffmann coal boxes, £32,500; Lalique Hibou mascot, £42,500; Lucie Rie footed bowl, £50,000

EDINBURGH, U.K. – From the rarest car mascots to the genius of Josef Hoffmann and Lucie Rie, the Lyon & Turnbull spring Design series excelled. Embracing the best in progressive design movements from the Victorian era to the present day, the trio of live online sales – Design Since 1860 (April 20-21), Lalique (April 28) and Modern Made (April 29) – posted a landmark total of £2 million.

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Long-lost Ernest Procter WWI painting presented at Lyon & Turnbull, April 29

Ernest Proctor, ‘The Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk,’ est. £10,000-£15,000
Ernest Proctor, ‘The Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk,’ est. £10,000-£15,000
Ernest Procter, ‘The Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk,’ est. £10,000-£15,000

EDINBURGH, U.K. – Best known for allegorical figure compositions and landscapes, British artist Ernest Procter (1886-1935) made relatively few major oil paintings of war subjects. However, a long-lost major work, The Long Range Bombardment of Dunkirk, comes to auction this month. Recently emerged from a private collection, it is estimated to bring £10,000-£15,000 at Lyon & Turnbull’s MODERN MADE auction in London on Friday, April 29. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Freeman’s offers 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence on July 1

A rediscovered copy of William J. Stone’s 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence, first presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the original, could sell for $500,000-$800,000 in a single-lot sale on July 1.
A rediscovered copy of William J. Stone’s 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence, first presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the original, could sell for $500,000-$800,000 in a single-lot sale on July 1.

A rediscovered copy of William J. Stone’s 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence, first presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the original, could sell for $500,000-$800,000.

PHILADELPHIA— Freeman’s is pleased to announce the upcoming auction of a signer’s rediscovered copy of William J. Stone’s 1823 printing of the Declaration of Independence. First presented to Charles Carroll of Carrollton, the last surviving signer of the original document, and later inscribed by his grandson-in-law John MacTavish, this rare document is the last of the six signers’ copies known to still be in private hands. Remarkably, it was found in Scotland by Freeman’s sister auction house, Lyon & Turnbull, and Freeman’s will present this historically significant document in a single-lot auction on July 1 at an estimate of $500,000-$800,000. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Lyon & Turnbull to hold inaugural Lalique sale Apr 29

Victoire hood ornament, estimated at £8,000-£12.000
Victoire hood ornament, estimated at £8,000-£12.000

LONDON –  For the first time, Lyon & Turnbull will stage an auction devoted entirely to works of decorative art by the celebrated 20th century French designer Rene Lalique. Specialist Joy McCall curated the April 29 sale, which consists of 106 lots. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Lyon & Turnbull to auction ‘Modern Made’ studio glass collection, April 30

Richard Jolley, ‘Visionary’, 1992, estimated at £4,000-£6,000
Richard Jolley, ‘Visionary,’ 1992, estimated at £4,000-£6,000

LONDON – On April 30, Lyon & Turnbull will offer an important collection of studio and contemporary glass from a private European collection. The consignment, part of its Modern Made auction, features works by leading names in the field from Italy, Britain, Sweden, Japan, and the United States. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.
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