TOP SELLING LOTS
Bonhams, London, November 17
Omega Speedmaster Reference 2998-2, c.1960, with tropical dial.
Estimate: £5000-7000
Hammer: £17,000
Tennants, Leyburn, November 14
James Webb (1825-95), View of Mont Orgueil Castle, Gorey, Jersey, oil on canvas, 2ft 6in x 4ft 2in (75cm by 1.26m).
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £15,000
Dreweatts 1759, Newbury, November 12
Parcel gilt bronze Meiji figure of a fisherman signed on a gilt plaque Miya-O tsukuru, 17in (43cm) high on lacquered stand.
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £11,000
Claydon Auctioneers, Middle Claydon, November 16
A Victorian beach scene with women and children, boats and bathing machines, oil on canvas, indistinctly signed and dated 1899.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £4000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Wessex Auction Rooms, Chippenham, November 14
The School Master, a copperplate etching by Adriaen van Ostade (1610-85), c.1644.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £1900
East Bristol Auctions, Bristol, November 13
Twentieth century Punu Lumbo (Gabon) carved wooden mask, 13in (32cm).
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1700
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 12-18, 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
