TOP SELLING LOTS
Hansons, Etwall, May 7
Victoria Golden Jubilee 1887 full 11 coin proof set in original case.
Estimate: £2500-3000
Hammer: £11,000
Chiswick Auctions, London, May 10
Chinese celadon glazed ‘three rams head’ vase in the Yongzheng style, 13in (32cm).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £10,000
Bonhams, London, May 12
Woman in Black, an oil on canvas by Christopher Wood (1901-30) painted in 1924, 2ft x 20in (61 x 50cm).
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £9500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Brettells, Newport, May 12
Ottoman faturan and silver prayer bead tassel in the manner of Iskender, 9in (22cm).
Estimate: £20-40
Hammer: £1700
John Nicholson’s, Haslemere, May 13
Death of the Virgin, an engraving after Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-69), together with other prints after Rembrandt and Dürer.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £2000
Semley, Shaftesbury, May 9
Lieutenant William Haviland Parkinson, 2nd battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment, a portrait miniature on ivory by his mother Florence H Parkinson (fl.1890-1918) dated December 1911.
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £2500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 7-13, 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
