April 14th 2023.
Next Wednesday, three remarkable pieces of work from legendary Glasgow designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh will be up for auction at Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh. These include an exquisite bedside cabinet, an evocative watercolour, and an original exhibition catalogue – each of which is a testament to Mackintosh's artistic flair and accomplishments.
The bedside cabinet, crafted to Mackintosh's exact specifications for Catherine Cranston's bedroom, is set to fetch anywhere between £30,000 and £50,000. Similarly, his watercolour, Ivy Seed, painted during his stay in Walberswick in Suffolk, is also estimated to fetch a similar price. Finally, an exhibition catalogue commemorating the death of his wife Margaret in 1933 is valued at between £600 to £800.
As John Mackie, a director of Lyon & Turnbull, pointed out, “The works being sold next week chart significant stages in Mackintosh’s artistic development”. He went on to explain that Miss Cranston understood the advantage of having a pioneering designer like Mackintosh involved in her business, and that the watercolour is an intimate insight into the artist’s state of mind during a particularly trying time.
It is a rare opportunity to own a piece of art from such a celebrated figure, and everyone is invited to find out more about the auctions on Scottish Field's Arts and Antiques pages, and to look out for the Auctions news pages in the May issue of Scottish Field magazine.
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