RARE MACALLAN LALIQUE 50 YEAR OLD TOPS BONHAMS WHISKY SALE IN EDINBURGH

The Macallan Lalique -50 year old. Sold for £79,300

A decanter of the extremely rare, highly sought-after Macallan Lalique – 50 year old, the first release of the famous Lalique Six Pillars Collection, sold for £79,300 at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh on 7 October.  It had been estimated at £60,000-80,000. The sale made a total of £346,517 with 90% of the lots being sold.

The decanter was part of a superb collection of The Macallan, the second part of which will be sold at Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 9 December. Other highlights of the collection included:

·         The Macallan-1951. Sold for £18,300. (£15,000-20,000).

·         The Macallan-1961. Sold for £17,080. (£14,000 – 16,000).

·         The Macallan Select Reserve-52 year old-1946. Sold for £11,590. (£10,000-14,000).

Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “The Macallan Lalique-50 year old is a very special bottle indeed which rarely appears at auction and I am not surprised there was so much interest from collectors nor that it sold for such an impressive sum.”

Sale: Whisky Location: 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JX Date: Wednesday 7 October at 11 am

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