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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
NOTES
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com
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A short reminder that we will be offering our complimentary collection service in London on:
Sunday 11th October 2020
6-8pm by appointment only
St Paul’s Hotel, Hammersmith, W14 0QL
Collections are limited and by appointment only. If you would like to attend please complete the form which can be found here.
Please do not attend without an appointment or if you are feeling unwell in line with COVID 19 guidelines.
Additionally, please complete a Submission Sheet. This must be handed to the collections team.
A Winner in our auction? We are now offering a delivery (to collection point) service to customers who are dropping bottles off for a future auction. This service is charged at £12 (inc VAT), optional loss and breakage cover is available.
We are monitoring the COVID situation, this collection may be cancelled if infected numbers increase over the coming days.
THE ULTIMATE
COLLECTION
PART II
To Headline Sotheby’s Inaugural Annual “Halloween” Spirits Sale in London on 31 October 2020
*Sale to Open with A Unique Offering at Auction of
A New Collection of Six Classic Aged Single Malt Whiskies
from The Macallan Distillery, Launching on 15 October*
Proceeds to be Donated to Global Food Charity, City Harvest
LONDON, 2 October 2020 – Almost one year ago, Sotheby’s made history in the world of collectible spirits when the sale of The Ultimate Whisky Collection achieved £7.6 million ($10 million), the highest total for any whisky collection ever offered at auction. Headlined by a bottle of The Macallan Fine & Rare 60-Year-Old 1926, which set an auction record for any bottle of wine or spirit at £1.5 million ($1.9 million), the sale was 100% sold, with all 391 lots snapped up by collectors eager to acquire sought-after and iconic bottlings.
Now, on Saturday, 31 October in London, Sotheby’s will offer The Ultimate Whisky Collection Part II, as part of a wider sale of spirits – The Ultimate Whisky Collection Part II + More – that will bring together whiskies from renowned distilleries in Scotland, Ireland and Japan. The sale marks Sotheby’s first annual auction of Spirits to fall on day that Halloween is celebrated around the world.
Jonny Fowle, Sotheby’s Spirits Specialist, said: “After launching Sotheby’s Spirits business last year, this segment of the wine and spirits market has seen the fastest growth, not least during these past six months, with three new world auction record prices, and an increase in buying and bidding from both new and young collectors. The appreciation for whisky is incredibly diverse and our younger collectors are showing a keen interest in understanding the nuances of age, rarity and provenance, whether acquiring bottles for current drinking, special occasions, or to treasure for the future.
This season, we are thrilled to present the first of our annual spirits sales to take place on Halloween, not least with the second part of the Ultimate Whisky Collection and an opportunity for collectors to get their hands on a complete set of The Macallan’s new collection, so soon after its official launch. Our sale of part one a year ago – our first-ever single-owner spirits auction – marked an historic moment for the spirits market, with new benchmark prices and a fresh approach to selling whisky. This year’s offering, though lower in value, is testament to the quality of the collection in its depth and breadth. With The Macallan continuing to take the dominant pole position in our spirits sales, it is a real pleasure for us to open the auction with one of the most exciting launches in the world of collectible whisky in recent years.”
In a collaboration with The Macallan, to mark the launch of a new classic aged collection of single malt from The Macallan Distillery, the sale will open with a complete set of six whiskies from age 40 Years Old to the oldest whisky ever released by the brand. The proceeds generated from this one-off offering at auction will be donated to global food charity, City Harvest, which redistributes surplus from the food industry to vulnerable people internationally. Full details will be revealed on 15 October, to coincide with The Macallan’s official launch.
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Assembled by a private American Connoisseur over some 20 years, The Ultimate Whisky Collection was most comprehensive catalogue of whisky ever to be offered by a single owner in a single auction. This year’s offering will present 190 lots of Scotch, Japanese and Irish whiskies, estimated to bring in the region of £800,000. The roll-call of all 37 distilleries represented in the sale is equally extensive, including: Ardbeg, Auchentoshan, The Balvenie, The BenRiach Benrinnes, Benromach, Bowmore, Brora, Bruichladdich, Bunnahabhain, Caol Ila, Cragganmore, The Dalmore, Glen Grant, Glen Mhor, Glenburgie, Glendronach, Glenfarclas, Glenfiddich, Glengoyne, The Glenlivet, Glenlossie, Glenturret, Hibiki, Highland Park, Imperial, Knappogue Castle, Laphroaig, Linkwood, The Macallan, Miltonduff, Mortlach, Mosstowie, North British, Springbank, Strathisla and Tomatin.
We are pleased to be offering our complimentary collection service in London on:
Sunday 11th October 2020
6-8pm by appointment only
St Paul’s Hotel, Hammersmith, W14 0QL
Collections are limited and by appointment only. If you would like to attend please complete the form which can be found here.
Please do not attend without an appointment or if you are feeling unwell in line with COVID 19 guidelines.
Additionally, please complete a Submission Sheet. This must be handed to the collections team.
A Winner in our auction? We are now offering a delivery (to collection point) service to customers who are dropping bottles off for a future auction. This service is charged at £12 (inc VAT), optional loss and breakage cover is available.
We are monitoring the COVID situation, this collection may be cancelled if infected numbers increase over the coming days.
SUPERB COLLECTION OF THE MACALLAN LEADS BONHAMS WHISKY SALE IN EDINBURGH
Link to catalogue: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26047/
The Macallan-50 year old Lalique 1946
Part I of a superb collection of The Macallan – to be sold over two sales between now and Christmas – leads Bonhams Whisky Sale in Edinburgh on Wednesday 7 October. It will be held at Bonhams Edinburgh saleroom at 22 Queen Street Edinburgh EH2 1JX.
The pinnacle of the collection is the extremely rare, highly sought-after Macallan-50 year old in a crystal decanter made by the renowned French glassmaker Lalique. The first release of the famous Lalique Six Pillars Collection, it is estimated at £60,000-80,000.
Not far behind in scarcity, are The Macallan-1951 (£15,000-20,000) and The Macallan-1961 (£14,000 – 16,000), both single cask expressions released by The Macallan in 2000, just before the launch of the Fine & Rare Collection. They sold out within hours of their release and are now almost impossible to acquire.
Other bottles from the collection offered in this sale include:
· The Macallan Fine & Rare-35 year old-1966 (£20,000-30,000) and
· The Macallan Select Reserve-52 year old-1946 (£10,000-14,000).
Bonhams Whisky specialist in Edinburgh Martin Green said: “This is one of the most interesting and wide ranging collections of The Macallan to come to auction for some years; to own just one of these bottles would be a dream come true for most whisky collectors. The owner also enjoyed drinking The Macallan, so there are many younger bottles, at more modest estimates, which filled up his well-stocked bar and cellar. We are selling the bulk of the 70 strong collection on October 7th, with the remainder offered in our sale on December 9th”
The sale also offers rare bottles from other collectors including:
· The Macallan Lalique-57 year old. Numbered 305 or 400 from the Third of The Lalique Six Pillars Collection it is estimated at: £30,000-45,000.
· A complete set of Glenfarclas The Family Casks 1952-1994 offered in a number of discreet lots ranging from Glenfarclas The Family Casks 1952-1959 estimated at £34,000-39,000 to Glenfarclas The Family Casks 1990-1994 estimated at £4,000-4,750.
· Bowmore Dynasty-31 year old in an Atlantis crystal decanter. Number 124 of 500, it has a sterling silver casing with gilt mounted medallions of the monarchs of The Royal House of Stewart. Estimated at £4,500-5,000.
Sale: WhiskyLocation: 22 Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JXDate: Wednesday 7 October at 11 am
Link to catalogue: https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/26047/
NOTES
Bonhams, founded in 1793, is one of the world’s largest and most renowned auctioneers, offering fine art and antiques, motor cars and jewellery. The main salerooms are in London, New York, Los Angeles and Hong Kong, with auctions also held in Knightsbridge, Edinburgh, Paris, San Francisco and Sydney. With a worldwide network of offices and regional representatives in 22 countries, Bonhams offers advice and valuation services in 60 specialist areas. For a full list of forthcoming auctions, plus details of Bonhams specialist departments, please visit bonhams.com. bonhams.com
