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Lyon & Turnbull | Online Auction Specialists

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Lyon & Turnbull

Lyon &amp; Turnbull were delighted with the results of the Autumn 2025 edition of Modern Made, our flagship London auction of 20th- and 21st-century art and design. Selling from the heart of London at the Mall Galleries, Mayfair, the sale achieved a total of £1.78 million and a selling rate of 84%. &nbsp;As ever, this edition of Modern Made brought together Modern and Contemporary Art with a strong focus on Modern British painting and sculpture, alongside pioneering Modern Design, Studio Ceramics and Contemporary Craft. The sale was lead by a wonderful work by Cedric Morris entitled 'The Blue Poppy', that after spirited bidding achieved £201,600 (inc premium), Other highlights included works by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/artists/finn-juhl">Finn Juhl</a>, a major vessel by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/artists/jennifer-lee">Jennifer Lee,</a> and an important early pot by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/artists/grayson-perry">Grayson Perry</a>, exhibited in his Stedelijk Museum retrospective prior to his Turner Prize win.This season we were especially honoured to present the collection of architects Gordon and Ursula Bowyer. Formed over six decades, their remarkable collection reflects both their friendships with leading artists and their commitment to post-war modernism. It encompassed works by Ben Nicholson, Paul Nash, Victor Pasmore, Keith Vaughan, Robert Adams and Reg Butler, alongside paintings by Robert Colquhoun and Robert MacBryde. Prints by Eric Ravilious, C.R.W. Nevinson, Edward Wadsworth, Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso also featured.Further highlights included textile and fabric designs by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.lyonandturnbull.com/artists/jacqueline-groag">Jacqueline Groag</a>, and a rare unused section of Eduardo Paolozzi’s iconic tile mural for Tottenham Court Road underground station – the celebrated ‘moth’ symbolising Soho nightlife. &nbsp;Specialists:&nbsp;Philip Smith | 020 7930 9115 | <a href="mailto:philip.smith@lyonandturnbull.com">philip.smith@lyonandturnbull.com</a> Simon Hucker | 020 7930 9115 | <a href="mailto:simon.hucker@lyonandturnbull.com">simon.hucker@lyonandturnbull.com</a>&nbsp;Buyer's Guide:&nbsp;

Browse a selection of lots from our forthcoming auction

Specialists' Selection

ft. the Collection of Gordon & Ursula Bowyer 

Diego

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Alan

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Visit our forthcoming exhibitions, events and valuation days taking place at locations across the UK. 

auction houses - events in glasgow, edinburgh and london

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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: Samuel John Peploe (1871-1935)

Giulia

Samuel John Peploe | Scottish 1871 - 1935

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Artists, Authors, Designers & Makers

Beautifully carved in high relief with large leaves and flowering branches, the reverse with a spray of blossoming lotus and orchid
 
From a private English collection
 
£8,000 - 12,000 + fees

Lalique

Travel & Vintage Posters

London Watches

Form Through Time ft. The Coppens Collection of Aboriginal Art

Jewellery

Scottish Paintings & Sculpture

A Modernist Life : The Collection of Ursula & Gordon Bowyer

Fine Asian Works of Art Auction Viewing

Events & Valuation Days

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Artists, Authors, Designers & Makers

CHINESE APPLE GREEN JADEITE 'LOTUS POND' BRUSH WASHER

The Blue Poppy by Cedric Morris

The McAllisters: Anthropology and the Arts of Asia

The Value of Silver and Managing your Collection

How China Fell in Love with Robert Burns