TOP SELLING LOTS
Bloomfield Auctions, Belfast, April 25
Art Deco Colombian cabochon emerald and platinum bracelet and ring with provenance to Esther McCreery of Hillsboro, California.
Estimate: £25,000-35,000
Hammer: £42,000
Truro Auction Centre, Redruth, Cornwall, April 20
A 1958 Gibson Les Paul electric guitar No 83134, requiring restoration, cased.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £38,000
Nagel, Stuttgart, April 20
Book of Hours, Flanders region, c.1420, with 10 large gold heightened miniatures, 6 x 4in (15 x 10cm).
Estimate: €20,000-45,000
Hammer: €36,000 (£31,700)
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Criterion, London, April 26
Oil on board study of three racing horses in the style of Alfred Munnings (1878-1959), signed and framed, 22in x 2ft 4in (56 x 70cm).
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £2200
Claydon Auctioneers, Middle Claydon, April 23
Kakiemon ovoid form jar decorated with a lake scene, 9in (22cm), probably 17th century.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £5500
Lindsay Burns, Perth, April 26
Transitional style blue and white bottle vase decorated with figures in a fenced garden of pine trees, 15in (36cm) high.
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £15,500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 20-26, 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