TOP SELLING LOTS
Antiquitaten Metz, Heidelberg, March 23
Albert Joseph Moore (1841-93), oil on canvas of woman in a long robe, signed, 18 x 6in (40 x 15cm).
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: €52,000 (£44,500)
John Nicholson’s, Fernhurst, March 26
Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979), Pavilion, oil on canvas, 20in x 2ft 9in (51 x 84cm), purchased from Leicester Galleries, London in 1952.
Estimate: £30,000-50,000
Hammer: £36,000
Alastair Gibson, London, March 23
Chinese export rococo tureen and cover made for the Spanish market c.1770, bearing the arms of the Arguello family.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £18,500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Loddon Auctions, Reading, March 20
Cadbury’s trade card, Largest Steamer in the World, Titanic and Olympic, single card issue.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £1500
Piers Motley Auctions, Exmouth, March 25
Meiji carved hardwood netsuke depicting Tengu hatching from an egg, unsigned, 4cm long.
Estimate: £40-50
Hammer: £1100
Bellmans, Billingshurst, March 26
Contemporary walnut framed octagonal footstool by Robert Kime.
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £4800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 21-27, 2024.
‘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
