Top selling lots
Roma Numismatics, London, September 21
Gold aureus struck for Didius Julianus, Rome, March 28-June 1, AD 193.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: £75,000
Gorringes, Lewes, September 26
Pentre Ifan, Prescelly Hills by John Piper (1903-92), gouache and mixed media, c.1975, 22 x 15in (56 x 38cm).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £9500
Highest price over estimate
Dawson’s, Maidenhead, September 26
Large Meiji period Satsuma vase decorated with chrysanthemums, signed to base, 16in (42cm).
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £2600
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, September 21
Turkish 19th century Tophane pottery coffee set with silver and gilt heightened decoration, some inscribed Husmeni Consple.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £3100
Gorringes, Lewes, September 26
Beijing blue glass baluster vase with four character Jiaqing mark, 7in (18cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £4000
Aldridges, Bath, September 26
Victorian mahogany collector’s chest containing specimens of flora, fauna, minerals, etc, acquired by Mary Catherine Stirling of Kippencross, near Dunblane.
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £2600
1895 Most registered online bidders
JS Fine Art, Cotefield, September 28-30
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 21-27, 2017.
‘Highest price over estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices as a multiple of the high estimate paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
‘Top selling lots’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
