TOP SELLING LOTS
Graham Budd, London, November 5
1985 FA Cup winner’s medal awarded to John Gidman of Manchester United.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £20,000
Wessex Auction Rooms, Chippenham, November 1
Rare pressing of God Save The Queen by The Sex Pistols (A&M AMS 7284) as given to a small number of longstanding A&M employees when their London office closed in 1998.
Estimate: £12,000-15,000
Hammer: £13,000
Bentley’s, Cranbrook, November 2
Late-19th century Qing silver teaset with retailer’s marks for Wang Hing & Co of Hong Kong, 66oz.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £12,600
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
W&H Peacock, Bedford, November 1
Probably late 16th or early 17th century grotesque dish in the manner of Virgiliotto Calamelli of Faenza, 8in (20cm) across, chips and cracks.
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £3200
Mallams, Cheltenham, October 30
Hu shaped porcelain vase with a greyish blue glaze and six-character Zhuanshu seal mark of Qianlong, 5½in (14cm) high.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £10,000
Adam Partridge, Cheshire, October 31
Two Royal Crown Derby vases and covers, the largest 5½in (14cm) high with gilt and turquoise jewelled decoration and floral vignettes by Desire Leroy (1840-1908).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £7200
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for October 30-November 6, 2019.
‘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
