TOP SELLING LOTS
Dreweatts, Newbury, March 30
George I gilt gesso side table, c.1720, in the manner of James Moore.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £24,000
Fellows, Birmingham, March 25
Modern pavé-set diamond Juste un Clou bangle, by Cartier
Estimate: £18,000-22,000
Hammer: £23,000
Bamfords, Derby, March 24
Thomas Sidney Cooper (1803- 1902), April Showers, signed and dated 1864, oil on canvas, 3ft 6in x 6ft 1in (1.07 x 1.87m), full provenance from Charles Andrew of Coughton Court, Warwickshire.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £22,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Gorringe’s, Lewes, March 29
Three Japanese ivory netsuke including a late 18th century Edo carving of a seated wolf cub in the manner of Tomotada, signature to base.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £14,000
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, March 25
Glacial landscape scene by Gabriel Loppe (1825-1913), oil on canvas, 16 x 12in (40 x 29cm) signed lower left.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £20,000
Richard Winterton, Lichfield, March 29
Heavily carved Batak hardwood staff, probably 19th century.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £3600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 24-31, 2021. ‘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
