TOP SELLING LOTS
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, October 4
The Garden by Mary Fedden (1915- 2012), dated 1955, oil on canvas, 2ft x 20in (61 x 50cm), from the estate of Sir Jack and Lady Baer
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £26,000
Dreweatts, Newbury, October 3
One of a pair of 20th century composition stone sphinxes after the model by Guelphi and Cheere.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £11,000
Canterbury Auction Galleries, October 1
John Callcott Horsley (1817-1903), halflength portrait of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, oil on canvas, 3ft x 2ft 4in (90 x 70cm), by family descent.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £10,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Elstob & Elstob, Ripon, October 4
Russian naval sword, 1855 pattern, in good condition.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £6500
Clarke & Simpson, Framlingham, October 5
Late 18th century cut glass baluster sweetmeat jar and cover, probably Irish, 13in (35cm) high.
Estimate: £30-60
Hammer: £1800
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, October 5
Renaissance-style embossed steel and gilded parade shield with a depiction of Hercules killing Lichas after Canova, 2ft (60cm) diameter, Alfred de Rothschild (1842-1918) provenance.
Estimate: £800-1200
Hammer: £11,000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 14-20, 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
