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James McIntosh Patrick (1907 - 1998) A View of Castle Huntly Watercolour Signed 54 x 76 cm Footnote: Castle Huntly was built around 1452 by Baron Gray of Fowlis under licence from James II of Scotland. the Castle changed hands in 1614 when it was acquired by the then Earl of Strathmore who changed its name to Castle Lyon. In the 1770's, the Castle was sold by the widow of the 7th Earl of Strathmore to George Paterson of the East India Company who also changed the name back to Castle Huntly. The Castle left the hands of the Paterson family in 1946 after the death of Colonel Adrian Gordon Paterson when his wife sold the Castle to the Government.

Brichta Durward on the Firth of Forth Oil on canvas, signed Edinburgh 1894, 64 x 97cm Footnote: S.S Durward, George Gibson & Co. LTD George Gibson & Co. Ltd started business in Leith as shipbrokers and agents around 1797. By 1816 they were managing the ships of Leith Hamburgh & Rotterdam Shipping Co. from an office at 64 Commercial Street. George Gibson was joined by his son in 1849 and they became shipowners by purchasing five schooners which they traded from Forth ports to Rotterdam and Antwerp. They ordered their first steamship from the William & Denny yard in Dumbarton which entered service as the S.S Balmoral in 1850. They succeeded in developing a regular liner service to Rotterdam and the first S.S Durward entered service in 1892. This ship could carry 50 first class passengers in the poop accommodation and 16 steerage in partitioned areas of the alleyways which they shared with worn out horses being shipped for the European horse meat trade! They changed the name of this Durward to Quentin when a sister ship was launched in 1895 and named S.S Durward. This is the vessel depicted in the painting sailing from Leith in 1896. Very sadly she attracted some fame by being the first ship to be sunk by a German U-boat in 1915. George Gibson & Co. Ltd was acquired by Anchor Line Ltd in 1972 which became part of Walter Runciman & Co Ltd. It now owns a fleet of specialised liquified petroleum gas tankers (LPG) and is still based in Leith owned by a Scandinavian Group.

Robert Maclaurin (b.1961) 'Spring Days, Tasmania, 2005' Oil on canvas, signed Footnote: Maclaurin studied at ECA in the 1980's, he now lives in Australia where he paints stylized views of the landscape. His work is in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, The Royal Collection and Flemings/Wyfold Collection, London

John Bellany (b.1942) (ARR) ````The Old Man of the Sea```` Etching and pen, signed pencil, 36 x 58cm Footnote: An impression is in the Tate Gallery Collection, a limited edition of the series has been issued by the National Gallery of Scotland to coincide with the Bellany retrospective priced at £6,000 for 14 prints. The series was inspired by Ernest Hemingway Novel

Tony Gibbons (fl.early 20th century) 'Poster Design for Howard & Wyndham: Study for the Queen of Hearts Pantomime' Watercolour and gouache on paper, laid down on card, signed lower right, 51.5 x 76cm Footnote: This pantomime is not frequently staged. This design is possibly for the 1929-30 season production at the King's Theatre, Edinburgh. John Howard and Frederick Wyndham were famous producers and theatrical managers in Scotland and England. They built and ran the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh and also leased the Theatre Royal in Newcastle and the Royalty Theatre in Glasgow. The company Howard & Wyndham Ltd was a family run concern and they most famously staged highly successful pantomimes in leading Scottish theatres over a period of some 60 years. The company flourished and they were amongst the first shareholders in the new commercial TV station STV in 1957. These poster designs are extremely rare survivors and date from the late 1920's to the early 1940's. There are six of these fantastic original poster designs in the sale. This design illustrates an episode from one of their pantomimes where the Knave of Hearts steals the Queen of Hearts Tarts.