TOP SELLING LOTS
Dogny, Lausanne, June 18
Pair of Chinese huanghuali ‘official’s hat’ armchairs or guanmaoyi.
Estimate: SwFr2500-5000
Hammer: SwFr80,000
Haynault, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, June 15
Tiffany & Co gold, enamel and diamond tiger orchid brooch by Paulding Farnham c.1890.
Estimate: €10,000-15,000
Hammer: €41,000
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, June 18
Chinese cloisonné, enamel and gilt bronze ‘champion’ vase, 13in (32cm) high, four character Qianlong mark.
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £31,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Brown & Turner, Jedburgh, June 15
One of two New Zealand posters issued by the High Commissioner for New Zealand, London, c.1912.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1500
Reeman Dansie, Colchester, June 18
Pencil and ink sketches of Chinese figures, 7 x 4½in (18cm x 11cm) by George Chinnery (1774-1852) titled verso A Study for a Picture in the National Gallery of Ireland with Thos Agnew & Sons label.
Estimate: £150-250
Hammer: £4300
Trevanion & Dean, Whitchurch, June 15
19th century treen sycamore oval settling bowl, 23in (58cm) wide from Clynog farmhouse, north Wales
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £1600
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.comfor January 8-16, 2019.
‘Highest multiple over top 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
