TOP SELLING LOTS
Bellmans, Bllingshurst, March 28
Vladimir Egorovitch Makovski (Russian, 1846- 1920), Watermelon traders at the quayside, signed and dated 1902, watercolour and gouache on paper, 13 x 20in (34 x 49cm).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £15,000
Elmwood’s, London, April 3
Cartier coral, white gold, diamond and lacquer ladybird brooch c.1935
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £9000
Dawsons, Maidenhead, March 28
Ronald Brooks Kitaj (1932-2007), Batboy (1967), inscribed verso, oil on canvas, 12 x 16in (30 x 40cm).
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £8000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Warren & Wignall, Leyland, April 3
Rowntree’s Chocolates enamelled sign.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £1450
Taylors, Montrose, April 1
A 19th century Russian brass samovar, 2ft 2in (65cm) high.
Estimate: £20-40
Hammer: £1700
Clarks, Liskeard, March 28
A pair of Qing wisteria and peony enamelled dishes with gilded Buddhist swastikas verso, 5½in (14cm) diameter.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £3200
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 28-April 3, 2024.
‘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
