TOP SELLING LOTS
Kinghams, Moreton-in-Marsh, December 10
Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a characterful ‘portly monk’ bird jar and cover, 1895, 13in (33cm) high.
Estimate: £30,000-40,000
Hammer: £30,000
Dreweatts, Newbury, December 14
Samuel Henry Alken (1810-94), Drags of the Four-in-Hand Club passing Five Bells Tavern, New Cross, oil on canvas, 15in x 2ft (39 x 60cm).
Estimate: £1200-1800
Hammer: £20,000
Duke’s, Dorchester, December 9
White jade censer and cover with elephant head loose ring handles and a dragon finial, Qing or later, 8in (20cm) wide.
Estimate: £6000-10,000
Hammer: £18,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Duke’s, Dorchester, December 9
Beijing white and ruby overlaid glass vase, engraved with four character Qianlong mark enclosed by a square, 7in (18cm) high.
Estimate: £500-800
Hammer: £17,000
Stride & Son, Chichester, December 14
Henry Williamson, The Beautiful Years, 1921 first edition, the author’s own copy, with his manuscript revisions and notes throughout.
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £4800
Southams, Bedford, December 8
Meiji wakizashi and bronze tsuba in fish skin scabbard.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £6200
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for December 8-14, 2022.
‘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
