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TOP SELLING LOTS
Bloomsbury, London, April 30
North African illuminated paper Hajj scroll, dated 1137AH (for 1725AD), presented to a woman named Fatemeh bint Abdullah Al-Hussaynieh (detail shown).
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £26,000
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A 19th century or earlier Ottoman brass bowl, part of a mixed lot at Cheffins that sold for £9500.
Cheffins, Cambridge, April 25
Mixed lot including a 19th century or earlier Ottoman brass bowl.
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: £9500
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A near pair of mid-18th century north Italian walnut and olivewood serpentine side tables with Tyntesfield House provenance, estimated at £5000-8000 at Dreweatts, that sold at £8500.
Dreweatts 1759, Newbury, May 1
A near pair of mid-18th century north Italian walnut and olivewood serpentine side tables with Tyntesfield House provenance.
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £8500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Tennants, Leyburn, April 27
A trio of Qing relief carved jade discs, the largest 2½in (6cm) diameter, two with stands.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £7200
Cheffins, Cambridge, April 25
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'Nue Assise', a lithograph c.1924 by Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), estimated at £70-100, that sold at £3200 at Cheffins.
Nue Assise, a lithograph c.1924 by Aristide Maillol (1861-1944), 13 x 11in (34 x 27cm).
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £3200
Wilkinson's, Doncaster, April 28
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A Medieval-style carved sandstone head, estimated at £100-200, that sold at £5600 at Wilkinson's.
Medieval-style carved sandstone head, 10½in (26 cm) high.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £5600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 25-May 2, 2019.
‘Highest multiple 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