TOP SELLING LOTS
Silverstone Auctions, Leamington Spa, May 23
1984 Aston Martin V8 Series 4 ‘Oscar India’ in Salisbury Blue coachwork with warranted 10,550 mileage.
Estimate: £160,000-180,000
Hammer: £145,000
Penrith Farmers & Kidd, Cumbria, May 22
A Qianlong mark and period bronze mirror cast with three panels of verse, 2ft 6in (74cm), later hung as a gong.
Estimate: £2000-4000
Hammer: £21,400
Bamfords, Derby, May 20,
Probably 17th century Continental School oil on canvas of a lady with pearl necklace and gold coins, 2ft 10in x 2ft 5in (86 x 73cm).
Estimate: £400-600
Hammer: £18,000
Hermann Historica, Munich, May 25
Large 19th century Meissen chinoiserie model after Johann Joachim Kaendler, 15in (36cm), some restoration.
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: €10,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Franklin Brown, Edinburgh, May 23
Rare Kangxi powder-blue and underglaze-red saucer dish decorated with a seated lohan.
Estimate: £50-70
Hammer: £7850
Flints, Thatcham, May 21
A microscope slide with label for the mineral ‘Kenyte’ and Shackleton Antarctic Expdtn No G579, Gregory, Bottley, London.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £3800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for May 21-27, 2020,
‘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
