TOP SELLING LOTS
Hansons, London, October 14
Qing doucai porcelain bitong decorated with scholars on a terrace.
Estimate: £15,000-25,000
Hammer: £58,000
Tennants, Leyburn, October 12
Llanrhwydrys, an oil on canvas by Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), 2ft x 2ft 8in (59 x 79cm), provenance to Thackery Gallery, London.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £18,000
Lawrences, Crewkerne, October 10
Qing carved bamboo bitong carved with lotus, palms, a maiden by a screen and a dragon by a table, 6½in (16.5cm).
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £13,000
Halls, Shrewsbury, October 16
WSPU Exhibition Suffragette tea service by HM Williamson, Longton, designed by Sylvia Pankhurst c.1909.
Estimate: £5000-7000
Hammer: £6500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Penrith Farmers’ & Kidd’s, Cumbria, October 16
Chinese Transitional period blue and white water pot, large chip on inner rim.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £3600
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, October 15
Qing blue and white faceted baluster vase decorated with five-clawed dragons holding symbols of longevity, 18in (44cm) high, reduced neck.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £8500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for October 10-16, 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
