TOP SELLING LOTS
Richard Edmonds, Chippenham, October 18
Dominion Motor Spirit Co glass petrol pump globe, in exceptional condition.
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £13,000
Morgan O’Driscoll, Dublin, October 21
Bridget Riley (b.1931) British Serpentine Study 3, Group A, gouache signed, titled and dated ‘99, 15½ x 15in (39 x 38cm).
Estimate: €40,000-60,000
Hammer: €50,000
Galerie Bassange, Berlin-Grunewald, October 17
Cranach Press copy of Virgil’s Eclogues with 43 woodcuts by Aristide Maillol and 17 initials by Eric Gill, a special edition of eight copies on parchment in cream and gilt binding, 1926.
Estimate: €12,000
Hammer: €80,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Wotton Auction Rooms, Gloucestershire, October 22
The Grey Village, a 18in x 3ft (45 x 92cm) ink and watercolour on paper with character and seal marks for Cheong Soo Pieng (Singapore, 1917-83).
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £10,000
Barsby Auctions, Sydney, October 19
Rococo style silver plated samovar, probably Russian, c.1850.
Estimate: Aus$80-200
Hammer: Aus$4200
Pippa Deeley Auctions, Bodiam, East Sussex, October 19
Eighteenth century banded agate ring with possibly Roman intaglio.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £2700
Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for October 17-23, 2019.
‘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
