TOP SELLING LOTS
The Auction Room London, Twickenham, January 31
Chinese blue and white ‘lotus’ bowl with Yongzheng mark in double blue circle, 3½in (9cm) diameter.
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £43,000
Acreman Street Antiques Auction, Sherborne, January 26
Two bleu de Huế porcelain dishes made in China for the Vietnamese market, the larger at 4in (11cm) with four-character mark in blue and two incised characters.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £20,500
Hansons, Teddington, January 28
Late Victorian oak ‘country house’ post box with a provenance to Carisbrooke Castle, summer home of Queen Victoria’s youngest daughter Princess Beatrice.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £14,500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Goldfield Auctions, Luxembourg, January 29
Guangxu mark and period famille rose and turquoise ground ‘wisteria’ teapot.
Estimate: €200-400
Hammer: €11,000 (£9750)
Stamford Auction Rooms, January 28
Red chalk drawing of Albert Einstein by Ivan Opffer (1897-1980), 21 x 16in (53 x 39cm), signed and dated 1933 and dedicated For Louba Hambourg with Kindest Regards Ivan Opffer.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £4800
Piers Motley, Exmouth, January 30
Pair of late 19th century Palissy-style vases decorated with snakes and lizards, unmarked, 17in (43cm) high.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £4100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 26-February 1, 2023.
‘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
