TOP SELLING LOTS
Featonby’s, North Shields, September 3
Rolex 5100 Texano in 18ct gold, c.1970.
Estimate £10,000-12,500
Hammer: £12,000
Vendu Rotterdam, September 7
White glazed stoneware composite vase form by Hans Coper (1920-81), 11½in (29cm), purchased at the Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, Rotterdam, 1967.
Estimate €15,000-30,000
Hammer: €60,000 (£54,500)
Mitchells, Cockermouth, September 3
Tête-à-Tête, an oil on canvas by Vittorio Reggianini (1858-1938), 23in x 2ft 7in (57 x 71cm).
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £14,700
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Great Western Auctions, Glasgow, September 4
Sino-Tibetan gilt bronze throne, 5½in (13.5cm) diameter plus a Qing hardstone boulder carving.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £20,000
Bentley’s, Cranbrook, Kent, September 5
Qing famille rose figure of the Buddhist monk Pu-Tai, 10in (25cm).
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £4300
Batemans, Stamford, September 5
Needlework sampler c.1740 with text reserve and vignettes of flora and fauna, 12½ x 10in (31 by 25cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £9500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 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
