TOP SELLING LOTS
Eppli Auktionhaus, Stuttgart, October 5
IWC observation watch Beobachtungsuhr B-Uhr c.1940.
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: €19,000
Fieldings, Stourbridge, October 5
Oak bookcase, c.1924, purchased from the Edward Barnsley workshop by Robert Dudley Best of Best & Lloyd, the inventor of the ‘Bestlite’, for £63.2.6.
Estimate: £10,000-12,000
Hammer: £9000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Fieldings, Stourbridge, October 5
Linthorpe Pottery tapered vase with graduated turquoise glaze signed for Christopher Dresser.
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £4100
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, October 3
Three Victorian Staffordshire figures including a model of a lurcher and a rare pair lop-eared rabbits.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1100
Duke’s, Dorchester, October 9
Antiquarian oak panel carved with the story of Thomas Becket, 4ft 5in (1.34m), from the Athelhampton House sale. For more on this auction visit ATG's news story on the Athelhampton House sale.
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £7500
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, October 3
Meiji period gilt bronze and inlaid writing box decorated with a coastal scene with boats and a palace, 7½in (18cm) wide, signed upper right.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for October 3-9, 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
