Great names of design from Ashbee to Dresser draw interest at Edinburgh sale
Something of a roll call for the great and good across the British 19th-20th century arts scene, Lyon & Turnbull’s (25% buyer’s premium) Decorative Arts: Design Since 1860 sale included such names as George Washington Jack, Sir Alfred Gilbert, Christopher Dresser, William de Morgan and Robert Bartlett.
‘Robert who?’ would seem a reasonable question, but though he has never troubled the fine art reco…