TOP SELLING LOTS
Fellows, Birmingham, April 2
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date ‘Red Submariner’ c.1972, reference 1680.
Estimate: £7000-10,000
Hammer: £11,000
Mallams, Oxford, March 27
Green fancy-cut beryl and diamond dress ring by Andrew Grima, London 1970, original box.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £9000
Keys, Aylsham, March 27
‘Red Cliffs’ type vase, probably Kangxi period, decorated with panels of different flowering plants and poems.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Hammer: £8000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Bourne End Auction Rooms, Buckinghamshire, April 3
Fengtien province ’dragon’ dollar for year 24 (1898).
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £5700
Sheffield Auction Gallery, March 29
Early 20th century Qing silk waistcoat sold with receipt from Plum Blossoms, Hong Kong.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £2900
Sheffield Auction Gallery, March 29
Aluminium, brass and steel miner’s safety lamp impressed Gray.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £2100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 28-April 3, 2019.
‘Highest multiple over top 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
