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TOP SELLING LOTS

Clowes Nash, Attleborough, Norfolk, timed sale, April 13

Rolex Daytona ‘Paul Newman’ reference 6239, c.1966.

Estimate: £50,000-70,000

Hammer: £50,000

East Bristol Auctions, April 7

1960s Omega Seamaster 300 ‘Big Triangle’ model no 552.

Estimate: £4000-6000

Hammer: £10,000

Lots Road Auctions, London, April 11

Approximately 150 pieces of a Herend Queen Victoria Butterfly pattern dinner service.

Estimate: £1000-2000

Hammer: £9000

HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE

Gorringe’s, Lewes, April 12

Augustus John (1882-1957), Portrait of Percy Wyndham Lewis, artist proof, signed in pencil, 7 x 5in (17.5 x 13.5cm).

Estimate: £60-80

Hammer: £2200

Hannam’s, Selborne, Hampshire, April 9

Late 19th century, 19in (48cm) diameter terrestrial library globe in an oak stand by George Phillips & Son, London.

Estimate: £80-120

Hammer: £3800

McTear’s, Glasgow, April 9

Two views of a possibly Yuan-Ming jun type tea bowl with lavender-blue, purple and mushroom glaze, 7in (17cm) diameter.

Estimate: £100-200

Hammer: £4200

Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 7-14, 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