TOP SELLING LOTS
Gorringe’s, Lewes, October 1
Republican famille rose porcelain and hongmu table screen, 2ft (60cm) high, painted with two of the Eight Immortals and seal mark for Wang Qi (1884-1937), with provenance.
Estimate: £1500-2000
Hammer: £26,000
Elmwood’s, London, October 2
Retro French gold and mystery set sapphire cuff bracelet.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £17,000
Dreweatts, Newbury, October 2
George II brass, shagreen, and lignum vitae double-reflecting compound microscope by Edmund Culpeper, London, c.1730, in original unrestored condition with accessories.
Estimate: £7000-10,000
Hammer: £13,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Adam Partridge, Liverpool, October 2
Qing bamboo root carving of a boat transporting deities, 2ft (60cm).
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1400
Boldon Auction Galleries, Tyne and Wear, October 2
Monart table lamp base with acid etched frieze of trees, 8in (20cm), paper trade label to base Monart Glass, Moncrieff Scotland, VII, P/23.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £1300
Gorringe’s, Lewes, October 1
Tongzhi (1862-74) mark and period famille rose brush pot painted with the Four Beauties and an attendant examining a scroll, calligraphic inscription, 5in (13cm)
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £3000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for September 26- October 2, 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.
