TOP SELLING LOTS
Fonsie Mealy, Castlecomer, Co Kilkenny, timed sale ended May 5
A collection of All-Ireland medals and related ephemera relating to Galway hurling player Leonard McGrath (1899-1949).
Estimate: €15,000-20,000
Hammer: €28,500 (£24,800)
Ewbank’s, Send, Surrey, April 30
Underglaze blue and famille rose vase with landscape vignettes, 22in (55cm) high, with Qianlong six-character mark but later.
Estimate: £500-1000
Hammer: £20,000
Czerny, Sarzana, Italy, May 1
Russian empire silver mounted and niello work shasqua, c.1900, with monogram NII to the pommel, in wood and leather scabbard with silver mounts.
Estimate: €5000-7500
Hammer: €9800 (£8550)
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Ewbank’s, Send, Surrey, April 30
Part service of 13 famille rose ‘phoenix’ plates with Guangxu six-character marks, some damages.
Estimate: £80-150
Hammer: £8500
Mullock’s, Ludlow, timed online closing May 3
Original British quad poster for a ‘3 in 1’ showing of Star Wars, Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £500
Burstow Hewett, Battle, timed online closed May 5
A Roman bridge on the Appian Way by Carlo Labruzzi (1748-1817), pencil and watercolour, 15 x 21in (38 x 53cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2400
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 30- May 6, 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
