TOP SELLING LOTS
Stephan Welz, Cape Town, February 25
Warships taking on Supplies by Abraham Storck (Dutch 1635- 1710), oil on panel, 13 x 17in (32 x 42cm) with label from the National Gallery of South Africa adhered to the reverse.
Estimate: Zar30,000-50,000
Hammer: Zar600,000 (£31,500)
Auktionshaus Stahl, Hamburg, February 22
Late Ming cloisonné bowl decorated with chrysanthemum blooms on a turquoise ground, 12in (30cm).
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: €36,000
Bonhams, London, February 26
A Picturesque Voyage to India by the Way of China, 50 hand-coloured aquatint plates within wash borders by Thomas and William Daniell, watermarked 1808-17.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £11,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Wallis & Wallis, Lewes, February 25
Badges ‘from the helmet of John Donkin, Sergeant of the Prudhoe Company of the Duke of Northumberland’s Volunteers’ at the Battle of Waterloo.
Estimate: £50-70
Hammer: £2100
Great Western, Glasgow, February 22
Large 1960s Poole pottery studio charger signed by Tony Morris, 16in (41cm).
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1300
Charles Ross, Woburn, timed sale ending February 24
A creamware mug marking a bareknuckle bout between Humphreys and Mendoza, c.1790, and a pearlware jug for Spring versus Langan, c.1825.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £2050
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 20-26, 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
