Frances Macdonald McNair was a pivotal artist and designer in the development of the Glasgow Style and Art Nouveau aesthetic in Scotland. Unfortunately only a small group of designs and photographs of executed items survive. Four beautiful jewellery designs appear in the forthcoming Lyon & Turnbull in Edinburgh, Design Since 1860 on 20 & 21 October 2021.

DESIGN FOR A PENDANT, CIRCA 1901-02
pencil, watercolour and silver paint

16.5cm x 12.5cm

Provenance: Mrs C. Armstrong, the artist’s niece
The Fine Art Society, London, 1979
Private Collection

Exhibited: Doves & Dreams: The Art of Frances Macdonald and J. Herbert McNair, Hunterian Art Gallery Glasgow, 2006 & Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, 2007, M19

Lot 356, Estimate: £3,000 – £5,000

FRANCES MACDONALD MCNAIR (1873-1921)
DESIGN FOR A BROOCH OR PENDANT, CIRCA 1901-02
pencil and watercolour, inscribed in pencil DESIGN FOR BROOCH IN TURQUOISE AND SILVER-/ OR PENDANT

10cm x 10.5cm

Provenance: Mrs C. Armstrong, the artist’s niece
The Fine Art Society, London, 1979
Private Collection

Exhibited: Doves & Dreams: The Art of Frances Macdonald and J. Herbert McNair, Hunterian Art Gallery Glasgow, 2006 & Walker Art Gallery Liverpool, 2007, M21

Lot 355, Estimate: £3,000 – £5,000