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TOP SELLING LOTS

Hartleys, Ilkley, October 3

Ungraded copy of The Fantastic Four, No 1, November 1961.

Estimate: £3000

Hammer: £15,000

Capitolium, Brescia, October 6

Pair of Tibetan or Mongolian silver and gold inlaid iron stirrups (yob) with dragon fretwork, 12th-14th century.

Estimate: €10,000-15,000

Hammer: €15,500 (£14,050)

Cheffins, Cambridge, October 1

The Wolf Hunt, a bronze after Nikolai Ivanovich Lieberich (1828-83) cast by CF Woerffel, St Petersburg, 17in (42cm) wide.

Estimate: £2000-3000

Hammer: £14,000

HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE

Bourne End Auction Rooms, October 7

Qing cinnabar lacquer box and cover decorated with panels of figures and flowers, 10in (25cm).

Estimate: £80-120

Hammer: £7500

John Taylors, Louth, October 6

Meiji period bronze and gilt incense burner, signed, 7in (18cm).

Estimate: £60-120

Hammer: £2100

Nesbits, Portsmouth, October 7

Replacement Rolex Submariner ‘Explorer’ dial together with replacement second, minute and hour hands.

Estimate: £200-300

Hammer: £8800


Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on 
thesaleroom.com for October 1-7, 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