TOP SELLING LOTS
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, May 11
Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), Standing stones at Penrhos Feilw, oil on canvas, 2ft x 3ft (61 x 91cm), with provenance.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £24,000
Kunstauktionhaus Schloss, Ahlden, May 8
Monumental 19th century Meissen porcelain tureen after a design by JJ Kaendler for the ‘Swan Service’ of 1738.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: €20,000 (£17,350)
Roseberys, London, May 8
A Jun ware planter, the bowl with flaring rim and drainage holes to the interior, on a carved wood stand, 10in diameter x 8½in high (25 x 22cm).
Estimate: £1200-1500
Hammer: £13,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Rowley’s, Newmarket, May 8
Georgian parcel gilt corbel or wall bracket, 2ft 1in (66cm) high, probably c.1740.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £11,000
Barry Hawkins, Downham Market, Norfolk, May 12
Chinese hardwood fourpanel screen set with ceramic famille rose panels of landscapes and figures, probably Republican.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £5500
Clarke & Simpson, Framlington, Suffolk, May 12
Late 17th or early 18th century chinoiserie lacquered wood panel painted with birds, insects and flowers, probably English, 20in x 2ft (49 x 61cm)
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £2300
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 6-12, 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
