Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail Aberdeen Auction - 17/09/19 (#772) 17/09/2019 7:30 PM GMT+1 CLOSED Auction Information. ‍♂️ ‍♀️. The weeks of fundraising and fun culminated in the Oor Wullie Auction on Thursday 19 September at the beautiful venue of Prestonfield House. 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Tom Gilzean's sculpture went for £13,000 at auction on Thursday night to a mystery buyer. Fifty Oor Wullie statues have brand new owners following tonight’s auction in Inverurie. Oor Wullie's BIG Bucket Trail has reached its climax this week, with the first of four auctions getting off to a sensational start last night in Dundee! Alan Hutcheon, Director at ANM and Auctioneer, said: “We are delighted to be involved in such a high-profile charity initiative and once again play our part in raising funds for very worthwhile charities. Oor Countryside, inspired by artist Annie Grant’s daughter’s love of exploring the great outdoors, sold for an impressive £14,000. Over £883,000 was raised for the charity through the sale of all 54 statues. © 2021 BBC. Oor Wullie (English: Our Willie) is a Scottish comic strip published in the D.C. Thomson newspaper The Sunday Post.It features a character called Wullie; Wullie is the familiar Scots nickname for boys named William. September 14, 2016, 7:36 am Action from last night's auction. We cannot thank people enough.". View details. Roslyn Neely, CEO of Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity, said: "Tom is an incredible man and has been such a fantastic supporter of ours for many years. A piece by the artist Sleek featuring Oor Wullie and Fat Boab was also under the hammer, fetching £1,000. .css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link{color:inherit;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{color:#696969;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited{-webkit-text-decoration:none;text-decoration:none;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:hover,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link:focus,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited:focus{color:#B80000;-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:link::after,.css-1hlxxic-PromoLink:visited::after{content:'';position:absolute;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;left:0;z-index:2;}Tom Gilzean: Bid to buy war veteran's Oor Wullie statue for Edinburgh, Charity collector Thomas Gilzean in hospital after fall onto Edinburgh tram tracks, Charity collector Thomas Gilzean wins Edinburgh Award, Tom Gilzean - Oor Wullie's Big Bucket Trail, We will face more pandemics unless we halt climate change, Charles says, Four arrested and charged over alleged Covid breach at Edinburgh anti-lockdown protest, Nicola Sturgeon says Edinburgh anti-lockdown protests 'put lives at risk', Marks & Spencer saves Jaeger from collapse but stores set to close, January 11 coronavirus update: Further decrease in East Lothian's figures, now among top five lowest in Scotland, Information about BBC links to other news sites, FBI warning amid fears of more pro-Trump violence. Hundreds of Oor Wullie sculptures will go under the hammer next week to raise vital funds for children and young people in hospital. The Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail auctions have ended on a high with a night of frenzied bidding at the Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow. Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail runs for 11 weeks from 17th June 2019 – 30th August 2019 , culminating in a series of Farewell Events and nationwide auctions in each of the five host cities, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee, Aberdeen and Inverness. He is well known in Edinburgh, where he is regularly seen with his collecting tin and trademark tartan trousers on Princes Street and the Royal Mile. 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On 19 September at Prestonfield House there is an invitation only event when all of the lifesize sculptures and four of the mini ones will be up for auction. "Wherever Tom decides to put this little sculpture, we know it will be loved and admired for many, many years to come.". An auction of dozens of Oor Wullie statues has raised more than £800,000 for a children's hospital. It was a fantastic night, which saw more than £318,000 raised for the charities being supported throughout this initiative; The Edinburgh Children’s Hospital Charity, The Glasgow Children’s Hospital Charity and The Archie Foundation. While the Inverness Caley Thistle Oor Wullie was a strong performer it was bested on the night by its north rival, with a statue … The hugely successful Oor Wullie BIG Bucket Trail is coming to an end - with regional charity auctions of the popular sculptures due to take place in the host cities. With the total raised by the Edinburgh Oor Wullies standing at a whopping £318,000! Auctions of the statues will act as the finale to the spectacular summer-long art trail enjoyed by hundreds of … He raises money for Edinburgh Children's Hospital Charity - which had supported the move to keep his sculpture in the capital. "As he holds such a special place in all of our hearts, our wonderful friends at Wild In Art are going to commission a mini Tom Oor Wullie sculpture to gift to him and his family. Oor Wullie Bucket Trail charity auctions raise f1.3m More than 200 sculptures from the Scotland- wide Oor Wul1ie Bucket Trail have raised more than f.l.29m at an auction for three children's charities. Oor auctions are underway! Oor Wullie’s BIG Bucket Trail is the first ever nationwide public art trail, here on the streets of Scotland’s cities for 11 weeks from 17th June. Douglas Gilzean, son of Mr Gilzean, said: "It would have been a wonderful gesture if we were able to purchase my dad's Oor Wullie sculpture as a tribute to him but we always knew that this may not be possible. A total of 200 life-sized Oor Wullie sculptures will be sold off by ANM Group Auctioneers Alan Hutcheon, Colin Slessor and Mark Barrack, with the online auctions facilitated by Alan Donald. A team of north-east auctioneers from a fly-on-the-wall documentary will help raise vital funds for charity as part of a popular summer sculpture trail. By Angie BrownBBC Scotland, Edinburgh and East reporter. Law enforcement officials warn of plans to hold armed protests before Joe Biden's inauguration. Mrs Gibson, who was at the auction but has since travelled back to the states, bought two statues on the night. It follows a crowd fundraiser which raised £7,000 to buy the statue so it could be kept on display in Edinburgh. 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