TOP SELLING LOTS
Criterion Auctions, London, timed online sale ended September 14
Tracey Emin, Billy and Tracey in a Pub, 1984, signed verso, oil on board in artist carved frame, signed certificate of authenticity.
Estimate: £20,000-40,000
Hammer: £25,500
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 14
Thomas Heeremans (1641-1694), Winter landscape with figures skating on the Oude Schans canal near the Montelbaanstoren, signed and dated 1678, 3ft 1in x 3ft 11in (88cm x 1.13m).
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £17,000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 14
Follower of Sir Edward Burne-Jones, A warrior in armour, possibly Perseus, in a landscape, signed WF MCMII, oil on panel, 14 x 10 (37 x 26cm).
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £12,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Fellows, Birmingham, September 14
Late Qing dragon dish with Guangxu painted character marks, 21in (52cm) on a carved hardwood stand
Estimate: £500-700
Hammer: £11,500
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, September 13
Two Omani, late 19th century steel jambiya with horn hilts, white-metalmounted scabbards and embroidered belts.
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £6500
Mellors & Kirk, Nottingham, September 14
Gothic revival oak side table, with carved pierced apron on octagonal columnar legs and moulded feet
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £5500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 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
