TOP SELLING LOTS
Duke’s, Dorchester, April 28
George I giltwood and gesso girandole Prince-of-Wales feathers mirror in the manner of James Moore, perhaps supplied by Gerrit Jensen.
Estimate: £5000-7000
Hammer: £17,000
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, April 29
Hans Coper (1920-81) stoneware vessel covered in white slip over textured manganese ground, 7in (18cm) high, exhibited at Primavera, London, 1958.
Estimate: £7000-10,000
Hammer: £13,000
JS Fine Art, Banbury, April 30
Mahogany centre table designed by George Washington Jack (after Phillip Webb) for Morris & Co, 6ft (1.83m) wide, purchased by Mrs Lloyd of Tettenhall, Wolverhampton in 1915.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: £8600
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Special Auction Services, Newbury, May 4
Qing famille rose turquoise ground wall pocket with imperial poem, 8in (20cm) high, with damage.
Estimate: £60-100
Hammer: £42,000
Wilson55, Nantwich, April 28
Oman Jambiya or khanjar with embossed white metal mounts and leather scabbard braided with brass and copper.
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £2300
Windsor Auctions, Berkshire, April 30
Two Chinese bronze rectangular censers, one with apocryphal Xuande mark, 9in (22cm) wide.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £13,000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 17-23, 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
