Attributed to prominent British maritime painter of the Napoleonic Wars #ThomasWhitcombe 'Study of a Frigate in Three Positions' is to be offered in our 14 Nov Five Centuries: Furniture, Paintings & Works of Art from 1600 auction in #Edinburgh. Learn more: https://t.co/ioP5d2GrjE
Two military themed watercolors by #PaulLucienMaze entitled 'Eight Horse Guards' & 'Life Guard on Horseback' will be offered in our 26 Sep #Paintings & Works on Paper Sale in #Edinburgh. Learn more about Maze & the upcoming sale: https://t.co/JkbNqifpea #LyonandTurnbull
This 1st & only edition of Gazzadi & Baaschieri‘s ‘Zoologia Morale’ (Lot 222) is one of the rarest Italian zoological works. 93 hand-coloured engraved plates show 20 animals, from the familiar to the exotic. Learn more about our 2 Oct #RareBooks Sale here: https://t.co/VUCRDtOIbQ
Today's #ModernBritish & #ContemporaryArt auction starts at 11am, feat. this monumental work by #NewGlasgowBoy #StevenCampbell. Take a final browse online now https://t.co/8LTWk2vT3N
Rare #Jacobite box is #WorthACloserLook - "the son (sun) of Charles I will emerge (as the moon) from the #BoscobelOak to his kingdom (city) restoring the succession (the crown), Royal authority (orb), the church (mitre), peace (spectre across the sword)" https://t.co/YQpdzzWDMW
#ParadiseBound with today's #toplot - Bowdler Sharpe's seminal work on #BirdsofParadise, a splendid monograph illustrated with 79 magnificent hand-coloured plates - sells for £27,500 https://t.co/M6ed5FGZkS
These #IanFleming classics could be #ForYourEyesOnly ... Start your collection of #ModernFirsts with something from our next #RareBooks auction on 19 June. Open for viewing in #Edinburgh this afternoon until 4pm https://t.co/3D5MJ2NmDM
Sir #HowardHodgkin is considered to be one the most important British artists of the #20thcentury. His work is characterised by a sensitivity to #colour and an ability to stimulate an emotive response in the viewer. #ModernBritishArt Discover more here https://t.co/V6sDuURtgm
A new #ArtistRecord for #JohnBurningham - this wonderful, and rare, original illustration from John's first children's book '#Borka: The Adventures of a Goose with No Feathers' published in 1963 fetched £8,750 (inc BP) in today's auction
It's #RareBook week at L&T! Take a peek at one of the 550+ lots on offer - a fascinating 1698 volume detailing a late voyage to #StKilda, the westernmost isles of the #OuterHebrides https://t.co/DiJvMg9xZA