Buying and selling fine antique furniture from across Britain and Europe has always been at the core of our business, ever since Lyon & Turnbull’s establishment in 1826.
Today, our Furniture Department conducts four specialist Five Centuries auctions throughout the year in our beautiful Edinburgh saleroom and via live online. Our specialists’ knowledge of antique furniture and the current market is essential to the overall success of identifying and selling pieces spanning five centuries of design; from 16th century oak through the finest walnut, mahogany, and satinwood examples of the Georgian, Regency and Victorian periods.
Five Centuries of Fine Cabinetmaking
The furniture section of our Five Centuries auction focuses on fine cabinetmaking and recent examples have included pieces by top-named makers of the 18th and 19th centuries. Highlights include a George II alabaster and mahogany side table in the manner of William Kent which sold for £103,250; George III mahogany bookcase by Vile and Cobb which sold for £68,500; a pair of George III satinwood and marquetry demilune console tables which sold for £75,000; a fine George III Satinwood, Harewood, Tulipwood, Sycamore & Kingwood Marquetry Commode which sold for £52,500 and a William IV Jupe’s patent dining table which sold for £150,200.
All sale results shown are inclusive of buyer’s premium.
