Top selling lots
Chiswick Auctions, London, March 7
Dame Lucie Rie (1902-95), footed bowl, c.1980, impressed with maker’s seal, 8in (20.5cm) diameter. Acquired directly from the artist.
Estimate £7000-9000
Hammer £33,000
Dominic Winter, South Cerney, March 2
Christopher Nevinson (1889-1946) lithograph, Banking at 4000 feet, 1917, signed and dated, numbered 22 (of 200), 16½ x 12in (41 x 31cm). Provenance: Major Charles Fair DSO and Marjorie Fair, purchased from the Leicester Galleries in March 1918.
Estimate £4000-6000
Hammer £7000
Historia Auktionhaus, Berlin, March 2
Large German silver nef formed as a caravel, stamped Berthold Muller, London, 1914, 2ft 5in high x 2ft 2in long (74 x 68cm).
Estimate N/A
Hammer €15,000
Highest price over estimate
Thomson Roddick, Carlisle, March 3
18th century baluster form drinking glass, 7in (17cm) high, on triple-knopped stem.
Estimate £80-120
Hammer £1600
Wannenes, Genoa, Italy, March 7
16th century Tre incisioni, xvi secolo, maps as loose sheets, two of three shown.
Estimate €50
Hammer €2200
Bristol Auction Rooms, Ashton, March 2
George I walnut bureau with a fitted interior, two short and two long drawers, 3ft high x 2ft 7in wide (90 x 80cm).
Estimate £150-250
Hammer £3800
1035 Most registered online bidders
Bellmans, March 7-9
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 2-8.
‘Highest price over estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 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 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
