Top selling lots
Historia, Berlin, August 14,
A complete Meissen monkey band of 22 pieces after JJ Kaendler, post-1934 marks.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: €17,000
McTear’s, Glasgow, August 19
Passing Bass Rock by John Bellany (1942-2013), oil on canvas, 3ft x 4ft (91cm x 1.2m).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £7000
East Bristol, Bristol, August 17
First World War Bavarian infantry field uniform.
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £2800
Lacy Scott & Knight, Suffolk, August 18
Corgi Toys Silverstone racing gift set in original all-card box.
Estimate: £1500-2000
Hammer: £2400
Highest price over estimate
Burstow & Hewett, East Sussex, August 22
One of a set of four Chinese Republican period porcelain plates, with seal of Xiaoyu Deng, painted birds and flowers and text inscriptions.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £9200
Boningtons, Essex, August 20
Louis XVI-style kingwood circular table with brass mounts.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £2200
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for August 16-22, 2018.
‘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
