TOP SELLING LOTS
Dreweatts, Newbury, May 23
Chinese doucai-style wall-mounted flower vase in underglaze blue and enamels, probably 20th century, 7in (18cm) wide.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £55,000
Plymouth Auction Rooms, May 29
Rolex 1966 Oyster Perpetual Submariner, model 5513, one local owner since new in 1966.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £15,000
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle, May 23
Edward Bawden colour lithograph Liverpool Street Station, signed, inscribed with title and dated 1961, numbered 35/40, sold together with a letter from the artist.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £9200
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
British Bespoke Auctions, Winchcombe, May 29
Late 19th century Anglo concertina by Charles Jeffries in the original leather case
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £3000
Burstow & Hewett, Battle, May 22
Rose Henriques (1877-1972), oil on canvas titled verso There Goes Another, At Flying Bomb Incident, 20in x 2ft (50 x 60cm).
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £12,000
Toovey’s, West Sussex, May 23
Longines automatic Skin Diver steel cased wristwatch c.1959, lacking bezel.
Estimate: £250-350
Hammer: £18,000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 23-29, 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
