The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

McTear’s is delighted to offer at auction the contents of 19 St Bernard’s Crescent, Edinburgh – The Private Collection of William Mowat-Thomson.

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The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

McTear’s is delighted to offer at auction the contents of 19 St Bernard’s Crescent, Edinburgh – The Private Collection of William Mowat-Thomson.

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  • ( Lots: 996-1453)

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LATE 19TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL AND TORTOISESHELL CARD CASE, of oblong form, the front inset silver cartouche with engraved initial, the mother ...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY BRONZE BUST OF A ROMAN SENATOR, raised on an alabaster socle, 20cm high, along with a marbled resin bust of Fredrich der Grosse...

LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN SPILL VASE, modelled in the form of a lady's hand holding a flower, the bowl applied with further foliage,...

PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN SPILL VASES, each of cylindrical form with flared rim and twin scroll handles terminating in masks,...

EARLY 19TH CENTURY WEDGWOOD BLACK BASALT SUGAR BOWL AND COVER, of ovoid form, the domed cover with figural finial, impressed 'Wedgwood' mark to ba...

LATE VICTORIAN GREEN GLASS HYACINTH VASE, mould blown, of waisted form, 14.5cm high, along with another, and another late Victorian glass vase (3)...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY ORMOLU DOUBLE PICTURE FRAME, with scroll and foliate surmount, the picture apertures with putti above and flanked by game birds...

MID-19TH CENTURY ROYAL CROWN DERBY PORCELAIN VASE, of campana form with twin handles, painted with panels of stylised foliage, gilt highlights, ra...

PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY STAFFORDSHIRE WALLY DOGS, each modelled side on, with glass eyes and gilt highlights, 32.5cm high Provenance: The William...

MID-VICTORIAN PINK LUSTRE JUG, of ovoid form, hand-painted with a band of flowerheads and fruiting vines, 15.5cm high, along with nine other 19th ...

PAIR OF ROCOCO STYLE GILDED RESIN WALL BRACKETS, the serpentine outlined pedestal over a scroll and shell moulded base, 15cm high, along with anot...

LATE 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN PORTRAIT PLAQUE OF BEATRICE CENCI,in the manner of KPM, of oval form, modelled with head turned, the rever...

GEORGE VI SILVER PICTURE FRAME, maker W. J. Myatt & Co., Birmingham 1938, of shaped square form, embossed with scrolls and birds, with easel backe...

LATE VICTORIAN PORCELAIN PLANTER BY MINTONS, of square form with bud finials, the sides transfer printed in purple with alternating scenes depicti...

LATE VICTORIAN PORCELAIN FIGURAL COMPORT, the glazed circular lattice work bowl over a biscuit stem formed as three Bacchinalian putti, and a furt...

PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN SILVER CORINTHIAN COLUMN CANDLESTICKS, maker Hawksworth, Eyre & Co., Sheffield 1896, of Neo-Classical form, the gadrooned n...

EARLY 19TH FRENCH BRONZE INKWELL, the cover formed as a bust of Moliere on a gilded socle, opening to reveal an interior fitted with two inkwells ...

EARLY 19TH CENTURY WEDGWOOD DRABWARE INK STAND, of rectangular form with canted corners, fitted with pounce pot and inkwell, gilt borders, impress...

PAIR OF LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE CLOISONNÉ INCENSE BURNERS, each modelled in the form of a quail, with coloured plumage on a white ground, 13.5cm...

LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN VASE AND COVER, of Meiping form, the domed cover with foe dog finial, the body decorated with a b...

LATE 19TH CENTURY INDIAN IVORY FIGURE OF VISHNU, modelled with eighteen arms and sword, holding one person by the throat and standing with lion ov...

MID-19TH CENTURY PARIAN WARE FIGURE OF MICHELANGELO, modelled standing with his tools next to the head of David, raised on a circular socle with f...

LATE VICTORIAN PARIAN WARE FIGURE GROUP, modelled as a semi-clad young maiden and putto on a naturalistic base, raised on a circular socle with ap...

20TH CENTURY CHINESE BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A MAN, modelled sat cross legged, with nodding head, 13cm high Provenance: The William Mowat-Thom...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY JAPANESE BRONZE KORO, the pierced cover with foo dog finial, the square vessel cast with twin dragon handles, the body with bas...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE PARCEL-GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA, modelled seated holding a censer, raised on a lobed oval base, 12cm high Provena...

LATE 18TH CENTURY WORCESTER PORCELAIN TEA BOWL, decorated in underglaze blue and enamelled colours with a band of foliage, gilt highlights, 4cm hi...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE FIGURE OF A BUDDHA, modelled seated, on an oval base, 20cm high Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson Collection

PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN VASES, likely Coalport, each of campana form, the body hand-painted with panels of floral sprays, cob...

LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE FAMILLE ROSE VASE, of cylindrical form, hand-painted and enamelled with landscapes depicting birds perched within foliag...

LEONARDO COLLECTION BRONZED RESIN FIGURE OF A JESTER, modelled dancing, holding a flute, on a hexagonal base, 28cm high Provenance: The William Mo...

LATE 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEACUP, likely Caughley, the wrythen body hand-painted with a roundel depicting a Classical landscape, flanked...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BLANC-DE-CHINE LIBATION CUP, the oval bowl moulded with foliage, on an organically formed base, 7cm high, along with an...

LATE 19TH CENTURY BOHEMIAN GLASS VASE, of faceted trumpet form with central ruby flashed band, above a knopped stem and faceted circular foot, gil...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY INDIAN CARVED SANDALWOOD FIGURE OF A DEITY, likely Vishnu, modelled standing with foot upon a snake, within an arcaded temple s...

LATE VICTORIAN EMBOSSED LEATHER PICTURE FRAME, the hinged exterior with central lyre motif within a scroll and foliate border, the interior inset ...

EARLY 19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL PORCELAIN INK STAND, possibly Neppel of Paris, serpentine outline, fitted with covered inkwell, pounce pot, pen tra...

ROYAL INTEREST - EARLY 19TH CENTURY ENGLISH STONEWARE JUG AND COVER, reputedly '...used in making whisky toddy for King Geoge the fourth at Duckwo...

MID-VICTORIAN ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEAPOT AND COVER, likely Rockingham, of Rococo design, transfer printed with flowers within lime green borders, gi...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY GILTWOOD WALL BRACKET, with serpentine outlined pedestal over a scroll and acanthus base, 24.3cm high, along with two other gil...

PAIR OF 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN BOWLS, each of footed circular form with flared rim, decorated with scrolls and foliage in und...

LATE 19TH CENTURY ROYAL COPENHAGEN BISCUIT PORCELAIN FIGURE OF A GENTLEMAN, modelled in 18th century dress, seated and holding a book, on an oval ...

VICTORIAN PARIAN WARE BUST OF BENJAMIN DISRAELI, by Robinson & Leadbeater, the square socle inscribed 'Beaconsfield', impressed maker's mark, 20cm...

LATE 19TH CENTURY FRENCH BRASS AND COPPER POT AND COVER, the cover with finial in the form of a Medieval bagpipe player, the parcel gilt body cast...

EDWARDIAN NINE CARAT GOLD PICTURE FRAME, maker W.J., London 1907, the oval frame with hanging hoop, 8.5cm high, 20g Provenance: The William Mowat-...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHINESE BRONZE VASE, the trumpet neck with twin upright handles, over an ovoid body and circular foot, the neck cast in relief ...

PAIR OF LATE VICTORIAN BRASS CANDLESTICKS, with gadrooned drip pan over a fluted tapered column, on tripartite bases cast in relief with portrait ...

THREE LATE 19TH CENTURY MOTHER OF PEARL CARD CASES, each with hinged cover, the largest 10.6cm high Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson Collecti...

PAIR OF MID-19TH CENTURY DRABWARE CANDLESTICKS, each with cylindrical column over a spreading circular base, gilt highlights, 23cm high, along wit...

REGENCY PORT GLASS, the fluted trumpet bowl above a blade knopped stem and circular foot, polished pontil, 12cm high, along with a pair of Victori...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY PARIAN WARE PLANTER, of urn form with reeded twin handles, the frieze moulded in relief with a hand of female masks, on a circu...

EARLY 20TH CENTURY SILK EVENING BAG, studded with simulated gemstones, with silvered clasp, 13.5cm high, along with an evening purse (2) Provenanc...

LATE 18TH CENTURY CHINESE BLUE & WHITE PORCELAIN CHARGER, the central reserve hand-painted with pagodas set within a landscape, the rim with scrol...

LATE 19TH CENTURY CHINESE TURQUOISE GLAZED TEAPOT AND COVER, of gourd form, the cover with frog finial, the body moulded in relief with frogs and ...

LATE 19TH CENTURY JAPANESE KUTANI CHARGER, with scalloped rim, the central square reserve hand-painted with birds in a coastal landscape, within a...

20TH CENTURY SCOTTISH POTTERY EARTHENWARE PLANTER, of waisted form with ribbed interior, decorated with stylised foliage on a cream ground, 18cm h...

20TH CENTURY FAMILLE JAUNE GINGER JAR, of ovoid form, enamelled with dragons and clouds on a yellow ground, character marks to base, 17cm high Pro...

PAIR OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY WORCESTER PORCELAIN TEACUPS AND SAUCERS, 'Dragons in Compartments' pattern, decorated with alternating panels of dragon...

LATE VICTORIAN SCOTTISH STONEWARE CHAMBER POT, of circular form with hoop handle, marbled glaze, 14.5cm high Provenance: The William Mowat-Thomson...

PAIR OF LATE 18TH CENTURY ENGLISH PORCELAIN TEA BOWLS AND SAUCERS, likely New Hall, each fluted and decorated in gilt with central oak leaf sprig ...

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