TOP SELLING LOTS
Chiswick Auctions, March 30
Rolex ‘Double Red Date’ Sea-Dweller Mark II, Ref 1665 with box and papers, c.1971.
Estimate: £28,000-48,000
Hammer: £27,000
Eppli, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, March 28
Qing 50 tael square silver sychee ingot, 1796-1821, 1875g.
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: €14,000 (£12,000)
Pax Romana, London, March 29
Life-size Gandhara schist head of a bodhisattva, c.300AD, 18in (45cm), acquired in the 1980s.
Estimate: £6000-9000
Hammer: £7500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Aldridges of Bath, March 31
Kangxi famille verte ‘double-decorated’ dragon and peaches and pomegranates dish, 14in (35cm) across, broken.
Estimate: £150-250
Hammer: £4800
Denhams, Horsham, March 25
Kangxi plate decorated with a figure from the Water Margins plus two other blue and white dishes, with some damages.
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £3200
Keys, Aylsham, March 25
Possibly 17th century bronze of a lion attacking a stallion, 12in (30cm) wide after model by Giambologna (1529-1608).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3300
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 26-April 1.
‘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
