TOP SELLING LOTS
Lyon & Turnbull, Edinburgh, August 18
The Steeple Kirk, Dundee, Charles I silver communion cup gifted by Dundee merchant James Smith c.1640, 9in (23cm) high.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £20,000
Gardiner Houlgate, Corsham, August 18
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 18ct ‘Everose’ Cosmograph Daytona, ref 116515, c.2010.
Estimate: £16,500-18,500
Hammer: £16,500
Thomson Roddick, Carlisle, August 18
Mid 19th century English School portrait of Daniel Gurney (1791- 1880), banker, antiquarian and brother of Elizabeth Fry, oil on canvas, 2ft 4in x 2ft (70 x 60cm).
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £10,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Richard Winterton, Lichfield, August 17
Sèvres studio vase by Taxile Doat (1851-1939) dated 1907, 5in (13cm).
Estimate: £40-50
Hammer: £1050
Mitchells, Cockermouth, August 12
Palitoy Star Wars Luke Skywalker action figure in bubble and card packaging.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £2900
Philip Serrell, Malvern, August 12
J Diddams, oil on canvas, The Landing of Australian and New Zealand Troops at Gaba Jepe, April 25th 1915, 14in x 2ft 5in (35 x 72cm).
Estimate: £20-40
Hammer: £1250
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for August 12-18, 2021.
‘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
