Posts Tagged ‘McTears’
Rare Banksy artwork to be auctioned in Glasgow
A rare Banksy artwork could fetch £60,000 when it is auctioned off in Glasgow. The screenprint, titled AGILE, was produced especially as a gift and includes a personal dedication from the artist. It is expected to be sold for between £40,000 and £60,000 when it goes under the hammer at McTear’s in Glasgow on 14…
Read MoreA timely gift for a shoe tycoon goes to auction
A gold watch may be the ‘go to’ retirement gift for long serving employees, but when staff at Victorian shoemaker, Clarks of Kilmarnock, decided to honour their founder in 1880, they decided to take things a step further. As a mark of their respect for George Clark, the employees presented him with an impressive ‘skeleton’…
Read MoreScotch whiskies going under the hammer
A number of Scotch whiskies sold for more than their expected prices at auction in Glasgow. McTear’s Gallery, based at the Meiklewood Gate Auction Galleries on Meiklewood Road, held a rare and fine whisky sale earlier this month. A Brora 1972 Rare Malts Aged 22 Years single malt Scotch whisky was expected to fetch £3-£4000,…
Read MoreCharity auction to help end homelessness in Scotland
A unique collaboration of artists, designers and Scottish businesses are to help end homelessness in Scotland. BoConcept Scotland are proud to host a unique ‘Sit Down for Change’ charity art auction in aid of Social Bite and the Scottish Government’s mission to eradicate homelessness within the next five years. Social bite have ‘invited’ 9,000 people…
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