TOP SELLING LOTS
Rogers Jones, Cardiff, November 6
Sir Kyffin Williams, Cottages in snow under the shadow of Esgair Felen, c.1970, inscribed verso Gwastadnant, oil on canvas, 4 x 3ft (1.21m x 90cm).
Estimate: £40,000-50,000
Hammer: £37,000
Auction Team Breker, Cologne, November 6
Ericsson wall telephone set, 1880, first ‘coffin’ model marked Patent L.M. Ericsson & Co, Stockholm.
Estimate: €10,000-12,000
Hammer: €18,000
Parker Fine Art, Farnham, November 4
Allan Ramsay (1713-84) full-length portrait of Miss Mitchell wearing white satin, dated 1742, in a carved giltwood frame, 4ft 1in x 3ft 2in (1.24m x 95cm).
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £10,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Denhams, Horsham, November 4
Three samplers including religious verse samplers by Sarah King, Ackworth School, 1825, and by Rachel King, Sheepscar School, 1829.
Estimate: £50-75
Hammer: £2400
Cottees, Poole, November 6
Spandau Ballet gold disc presented to Chrysalis Records for sales of True in excess of 50,000 in the Netherlands, 1983.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £2000
Stroud Auctions, Gloucestershire, November 3
Four TG Green spice jars labelled Carroway, Ginger, Cinnamon and Nutmegs, each 4in (10cm).
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £1300
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 4-10, 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
