TOP SELLING LOTS
Hansons, Etwall, Derbyshire, December 7
Qianlong (1735-1799) copper-red and underglaze blue ‘deer’ lantern vase, 18in (46cm) high, broken and reglued in six parts.
Estimate: £15,000-25,000
Hammer: £200,000
Hampel, Munich, December 3
Large Limoges enamel on copper plaque depicting the Crucifixion, c.1550, 14 x 11in (35 x 28cm).
Estimate: €25,000-35,000
Hammer: €55,000
Holts, Wolverton, Norfolk, December 8
Pair of 16-bore ‘Royal’ self-opening hand detachable sidelock ejectors by Holland & Holland.
Estimate: £30,000-35,000
Hammer: £30,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Wotton Auction Rooms, Gloucestershire, December 7
Stella Bowen (1893-1947, Australian), study of a classical statue stood on a plinth, signed, oil on board, 2ft x 20in (61 x 50cm).
Estimate: £60-100
Hammer: £7000
Gorringe’s, Lewes, December 7
Rose Mary Barton (1856-1929, Irish) watercolour of a Dublin street scene with horse-drawn carriages, signed, 10 x 6in (24 x 16cm).
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £3600
Keys, Aylsham, December 8
Chinese porcelain bottle vase with underglaze copper red decoration of dragons and a rat, 6in (15cm) high.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £8200
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for December 3-9, 2020. ‘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
