TOP SELLING LOTS
Rob Michiels, Bruges, February 25
English bronze 80mm cannon monogrammed CR and dated 1665, recovered by a fisherman in the North Sea in 1966, on later oak carriage.
Estimate: €10,000-20,000
Hammer: €18,000
Rotherbaum, Hamburg, February 25
Tiffany Studios Dragonfly bronze and favrile glass lamp designed by Clara Driscoll c.1906, 22in (56cm) high.
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: €36,000
Dawsons, Maidenhead, February 23
Gardner porcelain figure of a city guard, 1820s, from the Magic Lantern series, 6in (16cm) high, professional restoration.
Estimate: £1200-1800
Hammer: £8700
Bishop & Miller, Stowmarket, February 23
Life-size carved and polychrome-decorated tobacconist’s figure of a Scottish highlander taking snuff c.1820.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £7800
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Ramsay Cornish, Edinburgh, February 25
Qing hardwood vase stand modelled as a lily pad emerging from scrolling waves and water lilies, 9in (22cm) wide.
Estimate: £120-180
Hammer: £3500
Laidlaw, Carlisle, February 24
Two cabinet cards and a carte de visite of Lieutenant Henry Havelock who was awarded the Victoria Cross for actions during the Indian Mutiny at Cawnpore, July 16, 1857.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1300
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 23-March 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
