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Design Since 1860 Day One | Wed 14th October | Lots 1 to 245

Design Since 1860 Day Two | Thurs 15th October | Lots 246 to 524

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Light, Line and the Glasgow Tearoom: Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Total Design

Explore how Charles Rennie Mackintosh transformed Glasgow’s tearooms through furniture, lighting and his pioneering approach to total design.

C.F.A. Voysey’s River Rug: A Remarkable Arts & Crafts Design

Explore C.F.A. Voysey’s rare River Rug, an extraordinary Arts & Crafts carpet depicting a richly detailed, storybook vision of the English landscape.

Christopher Dresser: A Radical Vision for Modern Design

Discover Christopher Dresser’s radical approach to Victorian design through one of his rare geometric teapots for James Dixon & Sons.

Archibald Knox for Liberty & Co

Discover Archibald Knox’s designs for Liberty & Co., from Cymric silver and Tudric pewter to Celtic-inspired clocks, and explore his enduring influence.

The Autumn 2026 edition of DESIGN Since 1860 was an outstanding success, achieving £1.6 million - three times its original estimate. Head of Design John Mackie and Lyon &amp; Turnbull’s experienced Design team were delighted with the exceptional results, reflecting the continued strength of the market and international appetite for outstanding design.The sale attracted competitive bidding from collectors around the world, with market-leading results for works by some of the most influential figures in British design. Highlights included a rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh lantern created for the Ingram Street Tea Rooms, which realised £609,850; one of only three known examples of Christopher Dresser’s Model 2274 teapot at £133,600; an elegant Archibald Knox Cymric covered cup at £61,120; and C.F.A. Voysey’s celebrated River Rug at £95,500.DESIGN Since 1860 continues to celebrate more than a century and a half of creativity, innovation and craftsmanship, bringing together furniture and decorative arts that have shaped interiors and collecting tastes from the late 19th century to the Modern era.Showcasing outstanding examples from the Arts &amp; Crafts and Aesthetic Movements, Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modern design, the auction reflects the enduring appeal of exceptional craftsmanship and pioneering design among collectors worldwide.ILLUSTRATED TOP DETAIL OF: CHRISTOPHER DRESSER (1834-1904) FOR JAMES DIXON &amp; SON, SHEFFIELD | TEAPOT, CIRCA 1879 | SOLD FOR £133,600

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AMERICAN ARTS & CRAFTS TABLE LAMP, CIRCA 1910

ARTS & CRAFTS CASKET, 1907

ARTS & CRAFTS CASKET, CIRCA 1900

NIGHT, 1881

PORTRAIT OF RICORDANZA, 1876

THE BIRTH OF KING ARTHUR, 1919

'ROMEO IF I DO PROFANE MY LOVE'

HEAD OF A GIRL

LANDSCAPE, 1910

STUDY FOR THE HEAD OF ST. SEBASTIAN

STUDY OF A BOY

PORTRAIT STUDY

ARTS & CRAFTS PICTURE FRAME, CIRCA 1900

ARTS & CRAFTS WASHSTAND, CIRCA 1900

FRAMED LION TILE, 19TH CENTURY

ARTS & CRAFTS FRAME, CIRCA 1900

FLAG IRISES, 1903

ARTS & CRAFTS BEDSIDE CABINET, CIRCA 1900

CONSOLATION

SKETCH FOR DECORATION, 1914

FIGURE BY THE SHORE, 1857

SWANS ON PADDINGTON POND

AND CULTURE STILLS HIS HARMONIES TO HEED THE INSPIRATION OF THE UNTAUGHT SEED

THE DIVER

ARTS & CRAFTS BROOCH PENDANT, CIRCA 1905

MARIA VANZINI

PORTRAIT OF STEVEN DANIEL GLADSTONE, 1906

STUDY FOR THE FIGURE OF LOVE IN ‘THE CAR OF LOVE’

STUDY FOR 'THE GODHEAD FIRES', CIRCA 1868-70

ARTS & CRAFTS SETTEE, CIRCA 1900

ART NOUVEAU TWO DOOR CABINET, CIRCA 1900

ARTS & CRAFTS COAL BOX, CIRCA 1900

ST CHRISTOPHER BY THE RIVER

‘ISABELLA AND THE POT OF BASIL’

PASCHAL LAMB

‘WORK CONQUERING DESPAIR’, CIRCA 1905

'CYMRIC' CANDLESTICK, 1901

‘CYMRIC’ BOX, 1909

'CYRMIC' 'OLAF' TABLE CLOCK, 1898

'CYRMIC' 'OLAF' TABLE CLOCK, 1899

ARTS & CRAFTS WALL MIRROR, CIRCA 1900

ARTS & CRAFTS MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1900

ARTS & CRAFTS WRITING DESK, CIRCA 1900

EDWARDIAN ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1900

LARGE ARTS & CRAFTS COPPER MANTEL CLOCK, CIRCA 1900

PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1900

STUDY FOR A ROUNDEL, 1876

ST. CECILIA

ARTS & CRAFTS SIDEBOARD, CIRCA 1900

STUDY OF A YOUNG MAN, 1893

EMBROIDERED PANEL, CIRCA 1900

ARTS & CRAFTS OPEN BOOKCASE, CIRCA 1910

PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, 1904

GROUP OF THREE EDWARDIAN PHOTOGRAPH FRAMES, CIRCA 1905

PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, 1902

TABLE CLOCK, 1904

PAIR OF ARTS & CRAFTS CANDLESTICKS, 1909

OVAL PHOTOGRAPH FRAME, 1907

'THE HUMILIATION', 1895

'THE LEGEND OF ST. CECELIA', 1878

UNDER HEAVEN’S PROTECTION, 1898

THE PARTING OF CORDELIA AND HER SISTERS, CIRCA 1905

‘PEACE TO THE HOUSE’

PORTRAIT OF A MAN, AFTER HANS OLAF HAYERDAHL

'ALLAN', AFTER HOLBEIN, 1916

ARTS & CRAFTS WALL MIRROR

DESIGN FOR A 'MINSTREL' TILE

GROUP OF TWELVE GOTHIC REVIVAL 6-INCH ENCAUSTIC TILES, CIRCA 1860

EIGHTEEN GOTHIC REVIVAL ENCAUSTIC TILES, CIRCA 1860

PYX AND SPOON, 1856

GOTHIC REVIVAL STOOL, CIRCA 1840

DESIGN FOR A DESK STAND AND PEN TRAY, CIRCA 1846

GROUP OF NINE GOTHIC REVIVAL TILES, CIRCA 1860

GOTHIC REVIVAL SIDE CHAIR, CIRCA 1880

SET OF GOTHIC REVIVAL FIRE IRONS, CIRCA 1850

GOTHIC REVIVAL COLLECTOR'S CABINET, CIRCA 1860

GOTHIC REVIVAL TRIPTYCH TOILET MIRROR, CIRCA 1880

GOTHIC REVIVAL PAIR OF ALTAR CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1880

LARGE PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL CANDLESTICKS, CIRCA 1880

GOTHIC WALL MIRROR, CIRCA 1880

PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL TABLE LAMPS, THE BASES CIRCA 1840

ROMANESQUE REVIVAL PLANTER ON ORIGINAL STAND, CIRCA 1880

NEF, CIRCA 1870

REFORMED GOTHIC CANTERBURY, CIRCA 1870

GOTHIC REVIVAL BED, CIRCA 1860

PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL CEILING LIGHTS, CIRCA 1890

PAIR OF GOTHIC REVIVAL CHAIRS, CIRCA 1865

GOTHIC REVIVAL WRITING TABLE, CIRCA 1865

PAIR OF AESTHETIC MOVEMENT SIDE CHAIRS, CIRCA 1870

REFORMED GOTHIC BUFFET, CIRCA 1868

'CAIRO' LOW ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1875

CENTRE TABLE, CIRCA 1870

SET OF FOUR DINING CHAIRS, CIRCA 1875

THIRTEEN GREEK REVIVAL PAINTED GLASS PANELS, CIRCA 1880

AESTHETIC MOVEMENT LIBRARY TABLE, CIRCA 1870

MUSCULAR GOTHIC RECLINING ARMCHAIR, CIRCA 1870

DESIGN Since 1860

Sale Number: 920

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