TOP SELLING LOTS
Auctioneum, Bristol, November 17
(1713-82) Portrait of Major Richard Callis of the First or King’s Dragoon Guards by Richard Wilson c.1741, oil on canvas.
Estimate: £2000-4000
Hammer: £24,000
Van Ham, Cologne, November 16
German platinum, natural pearl, sapphire, diamond and black opal necklace and pendant, c.1920.
Estimate: €11,000-15,000
Hammer: €38,000
Bennet & Dykes, London, November 17
Finely decorated wucai bowl with six character seal mark of Qianlong and of the period.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Hammer: £15,000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Summersgill Auctions, York, November 17
Rolex Oyster Perpetual explorer 5500 Super Precision.
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £9700
Bleasdales, Warwick, timed online sale ended November 22
Sampler worked by Maria Pritchard 1781 with alphabet, verse, numerals, stags and dogs beside a tree within an outer border.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £5020
Roseberys, London, November 22
19th century Spanish school watercolour depicting a floating market in the Philippines.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £8500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 16-22, 2023.
‘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