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| Artwork brings record Scots 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. |
| The person who bought the White Rose and the Red Rose panel was said to be a private US buyer. | The person who bought the White Rose and the Red Rose panel was said to be a private US buyer. |
| Her work doesn't very often come up on the market Professor Pamela RobertsonHunterian Museum and Art Gallery | |
| It was decorated with paint and jewelled gesso, a type of plaster. | It was 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." | "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. |