Antique Furniture & Works of Art
Starting with September's edition of Five Centuries on 04 September, 45 lots from the collection will be featured including a selection of Georgian furniture, clocks, sculpture and European paintings.
A lifelong lover of antiques, David Hutcheson (1932-2023) spent his early years in the Scottish Borders, then trained in London as an accountant before settling into a long career at The National Trust for Scotland. In 1966 he bought his first flat in India Street in the heart of Edinburgh’s New Town and he began to buy antique furniture to fill his home. It was a time of social change and much fine furniture and antiques were coming on the market from houses across Scotland. David bought pieces at auction but mainly from a select group of dealers whom he trusted, many of whom became friend over the years. David always said he was not a ‘collector’ in the true sense, but bought things he loved and that he wanted to live with.
ILLUSTRATED ABOVE:
Lot 148 | LATE GEORGIAN MAHOGANY REPEATING BRACKET CLOCK, BY JAMES MCCABE, ROYAL EXCHANGE, LONDON, EARLY 19TH CENTURY | £1,000-1,500 + fees
Lot 161 | GEORGE III MAHOGANY SECRETAIRE CHEST OF DRAWERS, 18TH CENTURY | £500-700 + fees
Lot 160 | FRENCH BRONZE FIGURE OF SEATED HERMES, AFTER THE ANTIQUE, 19TH CENTURY | £400-600 + fees
