Top selling lots
Bellmans, Billingshurst, November 7
18th century English school portrait of a gentleman in Turkish dress, a view of Constantinople beyond, oil on canvas, 5ft 11 x 4ft 6in (1.8 x 1.38m).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £14,000
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, November 7
Late Ming bronze bodhisattva of Ksitigarbha, 2ft 7in (80cm).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £11,500
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, November 2
Meiji ivory okimono depicting a woman with baby in a papoose and two other children, signature to base, 10in (25cm).
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £7200
W&H Peacock, Bedford, November 3
Mid-19th century carved giltwood and gesso mirror in the Chinese Chippendale taste, 6ft 3in x 7ft 1in (1.9 x 2.17m).
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £11,000
Highest price over estimate
Warren & Wignall, Leyland, November 8
Jaeger-Le-Coultre military issue stainless steel wristwatch.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £1400
Wright Marshall, Knutsford, November 7
Major Toler’s glider pilot canvas covered helmet with Air Ministry earphones, radio microphone, leather gauntlets and other items.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £3700
1524 Most registered online bidders
Adam Partridge, Macclesfield, November 2-3
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 2-8, 2017.
‘Highest price over estimate’ = Our selection of items from the top 10 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 10 highest hammer prices paid by internet bidders on thesaleroom.com
