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Lyon & Turnbull | Online Auction Specialists

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For nearly forty years, London’s Eccentric Trading Company has been the industry’s best-kept secret - a “warehouse of wonders” supplying films, television, and theatre with everything from grand dining tables to vintage Louis Vuitton luggage. &nbsp;&nbsp;Founded in 1986 by the Jordan family, the company built its reputation on objects that feel authentic, lived-in, and true to their period. As founder Spencer Jordan puts it: “A good prop is something you don’t notice - if you do, it’s wrong.”Now, that secret world opens to the public. &nbsp;Lyon &amp; Turnbull presents The Secret Life of Props: The Eccentric Trading Company Collection, a two-day single-owner auction offering a once-in-a-lifetime chance to acquire pieces that have shaped British film and television for a generation. From 18th-century English armchairs to whimsical oddities, each lot carries a story far beyond the screen.For collectors, designers, and film lovers, the sale is more than an auction - it is an invitation to own a piece of cinematic history.&nbsp;Buyer's Guide:&nbsp;

Browse a selection of lots from our forthcoming sale.

Specialists' Selection

The Eccentric Trading Company Collection

Steve

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Kate

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Giulia

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MARGARET MACDONALD MACKINTOSH (1865-1933) OPHELIA, 1908 - Design October 2025.jpg

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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: Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (British 1865 - 1933)

Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh | Valuations, Sell Buy at Auction

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Artists, Authors, Designers & Makers

“These exceptional windows (lots 219 & 220) by Morris & Co show the firm using the same designs from Burne-Jones in a late commission long after William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones had died. Their aesthetic beauty and impeccable quality are testament to the dedication of John Henry Dearle, Morris’s brilliant apprentice and later art director for the firm who continued to honour the legacy of Morric & Co by adapting earlier designs to new commissions.” - John Mackie, Head of Design

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'TWO ANGELS WITH LONG TRUMPETS', A PAIR OF STAINED GLASS PANELS, 1915

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Celebrating Dr Helen Cargill Thompson

Five Centuries Auction in Edinburgh | 04 & 05 September, 2024

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The Art Edit

Prints & Multiples

DESIGN Since 1860 ft. The Art of the Tile: The Michael Blood Collection

A Glasgow Legacy Auction Viewing

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Artists, Authors, Designers & Makers

'TWO ANGELS WITH LONG TRUMPETS', A PAIR OF STAINED GLASS PANELS, 1915

From Allan Ramsay to Stephen Conroy: 250 Years of Scottish Art

A Girl in White: Lavery’s Whistlerian Turn

Celebrating Dr Helen Cargill Thompson

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