TOP SELLING LOTS
Forum Auctions, London, January 28
Voyage de Découvertes aux Terres Australes by François Péron and Louis-Claude de Saulces de Freycinet, five volumes, revised second edition, Paris, 1824.
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £15,000
Quinn’s, Falls Church, Virginia, January 30
Large late Ming or Qing three-piece gilt bronze and hardstone inlaid Guanyin, 2ft 8in (80cm).
Estimate: $8000-12,000
Hammer: $45,000
Special Auction Services, Newbury, February 2
Late Qing huanghuali horseshoe-back folding armchair with carved and pierced back splat.
Estimate: £600-800
Hammer: £13,500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Great Western Auctions, Glasgow, January 27
George II alphabet sampler by Ameila Cove, 1752, in later cheval style stand, 18 x 9in (39 x 22cm).
Estimate: £40-80
Hammer: £3500
Quinn’s, Falls Church, Virginia, January 30
Pair of large late 19th century neoclassical spelter figures, 3ft 5in (1.02m) high.
Estimate: $300-500
Hammer $21,000
Ewbank’s, Woking, January 29
Gallery, a pen and cut-out paper and card sign by Tony Hart (1925-2009), 10 x 18in (26 x 46cm).
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £1500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 28-February 3, 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
