TOP SELLING LOTS
Tiberius Auctions, Vienna, July 2
Oil on canvas, attributed to Girolamo Forabosco (1605-79), portrait of a noblewoman, framed, 5ft x 4ft 2in (1.54 x 1.28m).
Estimate: €8000-12,000
Hammer: €45,000 (£38,100)
Sloane Street Auctions, London, July 3
Pastel on paper, attributed to Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841- 1919), Still life with peppers, signed lower right, framed, 14 x 16in (35.5 x 40.5cm).
Estimate: £2000-5000
Hammer: £25,000
Bosleys & Marlows Military Auctioneers, Stafford, July 3
Second World War Pattern Airborne X Type parachute harness and chute, issue label Harness MK2 Type X.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £5200
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, July 3
George III needlework sampler by Jannet Foster, worked in coloured and gilt silks with a religious rhyme, a country house, trees, birds and a dog, framed, 12½ x 21½in (32 x 54.5cm).
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £7500
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, July 2
A 19th century Italian micromosaic bracelet, with 10 panels depicting a harlequin, and various figures in traditional costumes, in gold mounts, 6in (16cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2100
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle, July 2
Three bronzed Art Deco figurines, two in the style of Lorenzl and the other Chiparus.
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £1100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 27-July 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
