TOP SELLING LOTS
Adam’s, Dublin, October 13
Set of Irish elk antlers and skull (megaloceros giganteus, 8ft 10in (2.7m) wide, restored and augmented.
Estimate: €8000-12,000
Hammer: €21,000 (£19,100)
Elmwood’s, London, October 14
George IV silver gilt snuff box, Charles Rawlings, London 1820, with a micromosaic scene of a boar hunt after Frans Snyders, 3in (7.5cm).
Estimate: £5000-7000
Hammer: £14,000
Kingham & Orme, Evesham, October 9
René Lalique Archers pattern red amber glass vase, model 893, designed c.1921, 11in (27cm high).
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £11,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Bishop & Miller, Stowmarket, October 8
Qing gilt lacquered wood figure of Buddha on a hardwood stand, 9in (23cm) high.
Estimate: £150-250
Hammer: £10,500
Duke’s, Dorchester, October 8
Bronze model of the Spinaro (Boy with a Thorn) after the antique, 6in (15cm) high.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £3000
Kingham & Orme, Evesham, October 9
Group of 21 Gothic Revival encaustic tiles designed by AWN Pugin for Minton, c.1880.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for October 8-14,2020. ‘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
