TOP SELLING LOTS
Chiswick Auctions, London February 12
Cultured pearl and diamond Matelassé bracelet, by Chanel, 1997.
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £19,000
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, February 12
George II brass 12-branch chandelier removed from Terling Chapel, Essex.
Estimate: £7000-10,000
Hammer: £7800
Cheffins, Cambridge, February 7
Sheila Fell (1931-79), Yorkshire landscape with cottage and figures leading a cow, oil on canvas, 20 x 23in (50 x 60cm).
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £12,000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, February 12
Ricciardo Meacci (1856-1940) watercolour and gouache inscribed verso Diana Cinderella Mildred Bowes Lyon, April 9, 1924.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £4500
Amersham Auction Rooms, February 7
Napoleon I era lancer’s czapka.
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £4000
Peter Francis, Carmarthen, February 13
Near pair of carved ivory reliefs of classical bacchanals in ebonised frames, probably 17th century, each 5 x 6in (12 x 15cm).
Estimate: £150-250
Hammer: £3600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 7-13, 2019.
‘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