TOP SELLING LOTS
Hampel Fine Art, Munich, December 9
Pair of 17th century Italian alabaster vases, 2ft 1in (63cm) high.
Estimate: €25,000-40,000
Hammer: €25,000
Holts, Wolferton, Norfolk, December 14
Boss & Co 12-bore single-trigger self-opening rounded bar sidelock ejector, serial no 8118 for 1936.
Estimate: £14,000-16,000
Hammer: £18,000
EP Deutsch, Vienna, December 14
Circle of Arthur William Devis (1762-1822), Indian and English soldiers at night, a scene from the 1st Indian- British War, oil on canvas, 6ft 7in x 4ft 11in (2.03 x 1.5m).
Estimate: €1600-3200
Hammer: €19,500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Moore Allen & Innocent, Cirencester, December 8
Qing carved hardwood four-fold screen signed to inside of uprights, 6ft 9in wide by 7ft 8in high (2.02 x 2.36m), various losses and repairs.
Estimate: £300-500
Hammer: £45,000
Wessex Auction Rooms, Chippenham, December 11
Portrait of a Naval officer with black attendant, oil on canvas, identified verso as Admiral Sir Courtenay Boyle (1770- 1844), by George Henry Harlow, 21 x 14in (52 x 35cm).
Estimate: 50-80
Hammer: £6500
Mendip Auction Rooms, Binegar, Somerset, December 11
Chinese carved hardwood cabinet, probably 20th century, 2ft 1in (65cm) wide.
Estimate: £250-350
Hammer: £9600
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Auctioneers are asked to send details of specialist book sales, as well as those sales that may contain significant book and ephemera sections, to:
Ian McKay Tel: +44 (0)1795 890475 email: ianmckay1@btinternet.com
