TOP SELLING LOTS
Midlands Sports, West Bromwich, March 17
Original gold 1970 World Cup winner's medal from the Brazil-Italy final in Mexico City.
Estimate: £35,000-50,000
Hammer: £30,000
An original gold 1970 World Cup winners medal from the Brazil-Italy final in Mexico City sold at £30,000 at Midlands Sports, West Bromwich on March 17.
Watches of Knightsbridge, London, March 16
Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner ref. 5513 c.1964 with ‘underline’ dial type in original condition.
Estimate: £25,000-35,000
Hammer: £25,000
A Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner ref. 5513 c.1964 sold at £25,000 at Watches of Knightsbridge on March 16.
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, March 20
Lucie Rie flaring conical stoneware bowl, 8in (20cm) diameter.
Estimate: £6000-10,000
Hammer: £24,000
A Lucie Rie flaring conical stoneware bowl sold at £24,000 at Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury on March 20.
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Franklin Browns, Edinburgh, March 16
Still-life with fruit possibly by Georgette Chen (Singapore, 1907-92) oil on board, 17 x 22in (44 x 54cm).
Estimate: £30-40
Hammer: £455
A still life with fruit in the manner of Georgette Chen (Singapore, 1907-1992) sold at £455 at Franklin Browns, Edinburgh, on March 16.
Hartleys, Ilkley, March 20
Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase in the manner of Namikawa Yasayuki, unmarked, 7in (18cm) high.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £6000
A Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase sold at £6000 sold at Hartleys, Ilkley on March 20.
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, March 19
Houses of Paralimovi, signed and dated 1978 by Xanthos Hadjisoteriou (Greek Cypriot, 1920-2003), oil on board, 22in x 3ft 8in (56cm x 1.13m), plus two other similar works.
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £3650
'Houses of Paralimovi' by Xanthos Hadjisoteriou sold at £3650 at Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet on March 19.
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 14-20, 2019.
‘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
