TOP SELLING LOTS
Denhams, Horsham, January 13
Mid-18th century oil on canvas of Greenwich in the manner of Peter Tillemans depicting the Royal Observatory and the Queen’s House, 2ft 11in x 3ft 8in (87cm x 1.11m).
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £18,000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, January 13
Edwardian mahogany display cabinet in the Chinese Chippendale style, 7ft 7in (2.32m) high.
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £11,000
Chris Rudd, Norwich, timed online sale closed January 16
Celtic Tincomarus Alton gold stater found near Chichester, one of only 12 recorded.
Estimate: £7000
Hammer: £8500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Mendip Auction Rooms, Binegar, Somerset, January 15
Transitional style Chinese blue and white vase decorated with two fan-shaped cartouches of landscapes surrounded by dragons, 8in (20cm) high.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £10,800
Dore & Rees, Frome, January 19
German or Austrian Secessionist oil on canvas of a satyr and a nymph on a rock outcrop, indistinctly signed and dated 1911, 12½ x 9in (31 x 23cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £13,500
TW Gaze, Diss, Norfolk, January 18
Victorian 1842 bronze medal titled The Triumph of The British Arms marking end of the First Opium War, signed Davis, Birmingham.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1100
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
