TOP SELLING LOTS
Piano Auctions, Langley, September 21
Steinway Model B grand piano in a bright walnut case c.1985.
Estimate: £25,000-30,000
Hammer: £26,000
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, September 22
Pair of near-lifesize Italian Renaissance revival carved walnut figures of huntsmen, c.1880, attributed to Valentino Panciera Besarel (1829-1902), with provenance to Stokesay Court.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £20,000
Mallams Oxford, September 22
John James Audubon, The Birds of America from Drawings made in the United States and their territories, seven-volume second octavo edition, New York 1856.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £15,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Chaucer Auctions, Folkestone, September 17
“The long and the short of it is I’m afraid the people here are very poor losers” – a letter written by Douglas Jardine from The Australia Hotel, Sydney, dated January 26, 1933 referencing the Bodyline series.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £2500
Young’s, Farnham, September 18
Nineteenth century Swiss boxwood chess set in the form of figures, the king 3in (7cm) high.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £3400
McTear’s, Glasgow, September 17
Pair of late 19th century Chinese silk and lacquer hand fans embroidered with peacocks. From the William Mowat- Thomson collection.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 16-22, 2021.
‘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
