TOP SELLING LOTS
Van Ham, Cologne, February 25
Two framed pages from a 17th or 18th century Mughal manuscript depicting the story of Majnun and Layla, pigments and gold leaf on paper, each 9 x 7in (23 x 18cm.
Estimate: €400-500
Hammer: €30,000 (£26,600)
Elmwood’s, London, February 25
A 1950s diamond collar necklace set with a central articulated crescent set with baguette cut and round cut stones totalling approximately 17ct.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £17,000
Catherine Southon, timed online sale ending March 3
Enamelled iron street sign for Abbey Road NW8, City of Westminster.
Estimate: £1000-2000
Hammer: £30,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, March 2
Needlework sampler by MA Stones with alphabet, verse and long stich foliate border, within maple frame, 17 x 13in (42 x 32cm).
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £5400
John Nicholson’s, Haslemere, March 3
Early 20th century Indian ivory chess set with pieces carved as gods and temples (incomplete).
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £2400
Wilkinson’s, Doncaster, February 27
Eighteenth century fruitwood biscuit mould carved in the form of an elephant, 7in (18cm).
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1900
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 25-March 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
