Top selling lots
Babuino Casa d’Aste, Rome, March 20
Giorgio de Chirico (1888-1978), late 1950s oil on canvas, 20in x 2ft (50 x 60cm).
Estimate: €40,000-60,000
Hammer: €43,000
Great Western, Glasgow, March 23
Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Calico and Black Cat with Poppies, watercolour, signed and dated 1987, 23in x 2ft 7in (58 x 78cm).
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £18,000
Mullock’s, Ludlow, March 26
Gold Manchester United Division One winners medal, 1964-65, in original presentation box.
Estimate: £8000-10,000
Hammer: £16,500
Highest price over estimate
Martel Maides, Guernsey, March 22
A rare Chinese cased kingfisher feather diorama, Qing dynasty, 25 x 19in (63 x 49cm).
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £18,000
Mitchells, Cockermouth, March 21
Georgian Sheffield plated samovar with ivory handles, 19½in (50cm) high.
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £3900
Gardiner Houlgate, Horsham, March 22
Two Nailsea mottled glass jugs, 6½in (16.5cm) and 10in (25cm) high.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £2100
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Most registered online bidders
Mitchells, Cumbria, March 21-23
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 22-28, 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
