TOP SELLING LOTS
Fellows, Birmingham, January 30
Cushion-shape 4.01ct diamond ring, G colour, VS2 clarity.
Estimate: £28,000-35,000
Hammer: £28,000
Fellows, Birmingham, January 30
Cushion-shape 4.01ct diamond ring, G colour, VS2 clarity.
Estimate: £28,000-35,000
Hammer: £28,000
Batemans, Stamford, February 1
Large Meiji period satsuma figure of a bijin by Kinkozan, 18in (45cm) high.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £7000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Mallams, Oxford, January 30
Copies of the Old and New Testament of the Rheims-Douai Bible, dated 1582 and 1609, in later tooled calf bindings.
Estimate: £50-150
Hammer: £6200
Bridport Auctions, Dorset, January 31
A pair of oils of Sri Lanka by Russian émigré artist Alexander Sofronoff (1901-48).
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £2600
Lawrences, Bletchingley, February 4
Chinese carved white jade belt clasp adapted for use as a magnifying glass handle.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £1400
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for January 30-February 5, 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
