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Evening Standard
National
Sarah Ward

Cutlery designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh sells for more than £175,000

Silver cutlery designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh has been sold for £175,200, nearly six times its estimate.

The cutlery set sold on Thursday by fine art auctioneers Lyon & Turnbull consisted of a soup spoon, dessert spoon, dinner fork and dessert fork which were part of a set commissioned in 1902 by artist and embroiderer Jessie Newbery and her husband, Francis (Fra) Newbery.

Mr Newbery also commissioned the art nouveau artist and architect, whose style became famous around the world, to design the Glasgow School of Art building.

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