TOP SELLING LOTS
Antiquorum, Geneva, May 12
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 18ct yellow gold perpetual calendar wristwatch c.2000, box and papers.
Estimate: Sfr40,000-60,000
Hammer: Sfr44,000
Galerie Zacke, Vienna, May 11
Ink on gold paper fan signed for Ming dynasty calligrapher Wen Zhengming (1470-1559) with ivory and tortoiseshell mounts.
Estimate: €3000
Hammer: €28,000
Hansons, Bishton Hall, Staffordshire, May 9
One of a series of progressive and finished designs for Maltese stamps, 1926, from the Leonard Fryer archive of stamp designs.
Estimate: £4000-4500
Hammer: £22,100
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Mellors & Kirk, Nottingham, May 15
Beswick Rearing Horse (model 1014) in rare white colourway.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £1300
Stroud Auction Rooms, Gloucestershire, May 8
Complete pack of 52 William Wheeler playing cards c.1821.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1200
Babuino Casa d’Aste, Rome, May 9
North European 18th century oil and canvas depicting Chinese terrace scene, 15 x 20in (38 x 51cm).
Estimate: €150-250
Hammer: €7000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 8-15, 2019.
‘Highest multiple over top 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
