TOP SELLING LOTS
Semley Auctions, Dorset, November 7
Pair of blue and white dragon and phoenix bowls, Yongzheng mark and of period (1723-35), 6¼in (16cm), Martin Morland (1933-2020) collection
Estimate: £15,000-25,000
Hammer: £280,000
Lyon & Tunbull, London, November 5
Ming Dehua blanc de chine figure of Guanyin with three-character ‘He Chao Zong’ mark, 13in (33cm), from a private Hong Kong collection
Estimate: £18,000-22,000
Hammer: £24,000
Duke’s, Dorchester, November 9
Pair of yellow ground incised ‘dragon’ bowl, Kangxi marks and of the period (1661-1720), 5in (12cm).
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £19,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Jacobs & Hunt, Liss, November 5
Revivalist 19th century lapis lazuli, gold and carved rock crystal pendant.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £2400
Dreweatts, Newbury, November 11
Ming bronze of the Water Moon Guanyin in a grotto, 17th century, 10½in (27cm) high, from a collection formed in the 1980s or 1990s.
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £11,000
David Duggleby, Scarborough, November 7
George III pin prick and watercolour portrait of a lady and gentleman in ebonised frame, 7 x 5in (18cm x 13cm).
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £1400
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 5-11, 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
