TOP SELLING LOTS
Clevedon Salerooms, Bristol, June 13
George III mahogany bentside spinet, apparently unsigned and undated, with ebony and boxwood chequer stringing, ivory naturals and ebony accidentals.
Estimate: £1200-1800
Hammer: £7000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, June 19
William De Morgan Sunset and Moonlight suite lustre wall plate by Charles Passenger, 10in (25cm) diameter.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £6500
Duggleby Stephenson, York, June 14
Pilkington’s Royal Lancastrian Sea Maiden vase, by Walter Crane and Richard Joyce, 10in (25cm) high.
Estimate: £2000-4000
Hammer: £5400
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Clarke and Simpson, Campsea Ashe, Suffolk, June 17
Anhua dragon decorated white-glazed porcelain dish with a Yongzheng six-character underglaze blue mark, broken and repaired.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £15,500
Criterion, Kensington, timed online sale ended June 17
Three brass 17th century German alms dishes with repousse designs, the largest 16in (40cm) diameter.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £2800
Lacy Scott & Knight, Bury St Edmunds, June 15
Victorian lacquered brass single drawer telescope by J Watson of London on tripod base, with two lenses, housed in a fitted mahogany case.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2400
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 13-19, 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
