TOP SELLING LOTS
Dreweatts 1759, Newbury, September 11
Pair of late 19th century Meissen blue-ground and gilt vases decorated in the Renaissance Limoges enamel style, each 14in (35cm) high.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £22,000
Holloway’s, Banbury, September 10
Our Lady of Kazan icon with jewelled and cloisonné enamel oklad (cover) with Moscow marks for 1908-26 and maker’s mark EA, 13 x 11in (33 x 28cm).
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £16,000
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, September 11
Sri Lankan gilt bronze figure of Buddha, probably 18th century, 17in (44cm) high.
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £9600
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Rowley’s, Ely, September 7
Doulton Lambeth stoneware Old King Cole character mug, perhaps by Leslie Harradine.
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £3800
Piers Motley, Exmouth, September 9
Official’s medal for the 1948 Summer Olympics with ribbon for the Torquay Organising Committee where sailing events were held.
Estimate: £40-75
Hammer: £2000
Mitchells, Cockermouth, September 4
French 18th century soft-paste porcelain cachepot decorated with buildings and floral sprays, 4½in (11cm) with interlaced L marks, probably Vincennes.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 5-11, 2019.
‘Highest multiple over top estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 20 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 20 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
