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Lyon & Turnbull | Online Auction Specialists  

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Lyon & Turnbull

Head of Sale John Mackie, together with Lyon &amp; Turnbull’s experienced Design team, is delighted to present our upcoming DESIGN Since 1860 auction, taking place on 15 &amp; 16 April. &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Held during Lyon &amp; Turnbull’s 200th year, the sale reflects a long-standing commitment to the study, presentation and sale of design and decorative arts. Bringing together more than a century and a half of innovation, the auction offers collectors the opportunity to acquire exceptional works by leading designers of the Arts &amp; Crafts and Aesthetic Movements, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and the Modern movements.&nbsp;The sale showcases a beautiful selection of works from these influential periods, including pieces by iconic designers such as William Morris, Christopher Dresser, W. A. S. Benson and C. R. Ashbee. Further highlights include works by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, Frances Macdonald and Jessie M. King, Ernest Gimson, Edward Barnsley, Arthur Simpson of Kendal, a group of works by the Arts &amp; Crafts architect Charles Spooner, and pieces from the estate of the artist Elyse Ashe Lord.We are also pleased to present By Hammer and Hand: Silver from a Private Collection, featuring superb examples by Gilbert Marks, The Guild of Handicraft, Omar Ramsden, H. G. Murphy and Georg Jensen.

Browse a selection of lots from our upcoming auction

Specialists' Selection

ft. By Hammer & Hand: Silver from a Private Collection

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Giulia

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Diego

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Art With Attitude:   An Edinburgh Private Collection of Contemporary Art   

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ELIZABETH PEYTON (AMERICAN 1965-)

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Events & Auction Valuation Days at Lyon & Turnbull in the UK

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Events & Valuation Days 

Free Auction Valuations: Online, Edinburgh, London, Glasgow

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Discover more about the life & works of some of the most prominent artists, designers, makers & authors we are proud to have sold works by at auction.
 
Pictured: FOPE

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FOPE | Founded in 1929

Artists, Authors, Designers & Makers

John Bellany’s powerful 1973 painting Obsession, from the artist’s formative early period, features in our March 2026 Contemporary Art sale.

Art with Attitude | Contemporary Art Collection

By Hammer & Hand: Silver from a Private Collection

Y2K! Viewing Exhibition in London

Contemporary Art Auction Viewing

Events & Valuation Days

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Artists, Authors, Designers & Makers

OBSESSION - 1973

Exploring Different Types of Collections

Y2K! The Noughties Art Explosion

A Life in Art: Works from the Collection of Roger Lloyd Pack

What Today’s Collectors Are Actually Buying