TOP SELLING LOTS
Olympia Auctions, London, June 14
Model for a Large Work (Version B) by Kenneth Armitage (1916-2002), patinated and painted bronze conceived in 1963, number 0 from the edition of 6.
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £15,000
Dreweatts, Newbury, June 14
Nicholas Condy the Elder (1793-1857), Ships Lying in the Tamar River with the Royal William Yard and Mount Edgcumbe Beyond, oil on canvas.
Estimate: £2500-3500
Hammer: £8500
Lockdales, Ipswich, June 14
Bank of Egypt 50 Piastres note dated 1916, signed Frederick Rowlatt, graded Choice About Uncirculated 58.
Estimate: £5000-6000
Hammer: £7600
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Rowleys, Ely, June 10
Pair of Qing monochrome brown lustre glazed bowls with blue six-character Guangxu marks, some damage.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £3000
Jones & Jacob, Watlington, Oxfordshire, June 14
Set of 14 Imperial Sèvres dessert plates with apple green ground, c.1807, from the Prince of Talleyrand service, most with damage and paint loss.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £2700
Unique Auctions, Lincoln, June 14
Pieces of decking taken from HMS Victory during restoration in 1922-23 plus a 7lb cannon ball.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 8-14, 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
