TOP SELLING LOTS
Roseberys, London, October 26
A 16th century Safavid polychrome and gold manuscript copy of Nur al-Din ‘Abd al-Rahman Jami (d.1492), signed Sultan Muhammad Khandan, 10 x 6½in (25 x 16cm).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £28,000
Hutchinson Scott, Skipton, October 22
Auguste Rodin (1840-1917) bronze of a hand, 8½in (22cm) high on a black marble base, with impressed signature and foundry mark for Musée Rodin 1961.
Estimate: £15,000-25,000
Hammer: £21,500
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, October 21
Gabriel Argy Rousseau pâte de verre vase, 10in (24cm) high.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £14,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Elstob & Elstob, Ripon, October 23
A 19th century German hunting dagger with gold inlaid blade engraved both sides with trees and game in a steel, canvas and wood scabbard, 18in (46cm).
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £13,000
C&T, Kenardington, October 20
King’s Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster) other ranks cross belt plate 1812-20, relic example.
Estimate £40-60
Hammer: £1350
Thomson Roddick, Dumfries, October 26
Maori weaving peg (turuturu) with carved geometric decoration, 15in (39cm) long.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £3800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 30-October 6, 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
