TOP SELLING LOTS
Dreweatts, Newbury, March 19
Portrait of Miss Violet Henry, 1918, by Ambrose McEvoy (1878-1927), oil on canvas, 4ft 2in x 3ft 4in (1.27 x 1.01m).
Estimate: £7000-10,000
Hammer: £35,000
Elmwood’s, London, March 25
Tiffany 18ct yellow gold one-pint hip flask, initialled MF, signed Tiffany & Co, 524g.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £20,000
Tennants, Leyburn, March 21
Prosper Marilhat (1811-47), View of the Bay of Naples, oil on canvas, 26 x 53cm.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £10,000
Burstow & Hewett, Battle, March 19
Heuer Carrera Yachting chronograph, ref. 2447S, 1960s.
Estimate: £5000-8000
Hammer: £13,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Sheffield Auction Gallery, March 20
Qing bronze and gilt bronze koro and cover, 3½in (9cm) high.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £5700
Lacy Scott & Knight, Bury St Edmunds, March 21
Pair of 18th century Chinese famille verte porcelain shallow bowls with apocryphal Xuende marks, 8½in (21cm), some damages.
Estimate: £150-250
Hammer: £5200
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 19-25, 2020. ‘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
