TOP SELLING LOTS
Neumeister, Munich, March 20
On the Medway, oil sketch on cardboard with attribution to John Constable, 8 x 12in (20 x 30cm).
Estimate: €1000-1200
Hammer: €46,000 (£39,400)
Ryedale Auctioneers, Kirkbymoorside, York, March 15
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date GMT-Master II ‘Pepsi’ stainless steel wristwatch.
Estimate: £12,000-16,000
Hammer: £13,200
Bonhams, London, March 20
Rare 1863 three-volume first edition in publisher’s cloth of The House by the Churchyard by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £13,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Tennants, Leyburn, March 16
On the Bridge, Juanpur dated 7th Dec 1789, and Jumma Musjid Rajmahal, two monochromatic pencil and watercolour sketches by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840).
Estimate: £600-900
Hammer: £13,000
Lay’s, Penzance, March 14
Watercolour cartoon for a stained glass window attributed to Harry Clarke (1889-1931) inscribed Chapel Cork and 21 June 1917.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £8800
Peter Francis, Carmarthen, March 20
Leather bound Arabic language genealogy in black and red ink.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £4100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 14-20, 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