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Artwork brings Scots record price | Artwork brings Scots record price |
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A decorated panel set a world record for the sale of a Scottish art work. | A decorated panel set a world record for the sale of a Scottish art work. |
The White Rose and the Red Rose, by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, was sold at auction for £1.7m. | The White Rose and the Red Rose, by Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh, was sold at auction for £1.7m. |
Another panel by the same artist, The Heart of the Rose, was also sold in the same auction at Christie's in London and fetched £490,900. | Another panel by the same artist, The Heart of the Rose, was also sold in the same auction at Christie's in London and fetched £490,900. |
Macdonald Mackintosh was the wife of celebrated Glasgow designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The panels were first displayed in 1902. | Macdonald Mackintosh was the wife of celebrated Glasgow designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh. The panels were first displayed in 1902. |
They were decorated with paint and jewelled gesso, a type of plaster. | |
The work was a collaboration between Macdonald Mackintosh and her husband. | The work was a collaboration between Macdonald Mackintosh and her husband. |
The pair cooperated in many artistic enterprises, with the wife often creating works for the interiors of her husband's designs. | The pair cooperated in many artistic enterprises, with the wife often creating works for the interiors of her husband's designs. |
Professor Pamela Robertson, a senior curator at Glasgow's Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, said it was rare a treat for work by Macdonald Mackintosh to come up at auction. | Professor Pamela Robertson, a senior curator at Glasgow's Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, said it was rare a treat for work by Macdonald Mackintosh to come up at auction. |
"Her work doesn't very often come up on the market," she said. | "Her work doesn't very often come up on the market," she said. |
"There is not that much that survived and much of what did survive is in public collections." | |
Macdonald Mackintosh was born in 1864 and died in 1933. | Macdonald Mackintosh was born in 1864 and died in 1933. |
The works were bought in the 20th Century Decorative Art and Design sale. | The works were bought in the 20th Century Decorative Art and Design sale. |