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TOP SELLING LOTS

Gorringe’s, Lewes, June 29

Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), Capel Caersalem, oil on canvas with Thackeray Gallery label dated 1975, 20in x 2ft (50 x 60cm).

Estimate: £4000-6000 

Hammer: £20,000

Dawsons, Maidenhead, June 24

Sir Kyffin Williams (1918-2006), oil on canvas of a Welsh mountain landscape, with Leicester Galleries label, 2ft x 3ft (60 x 91cm).

Estimate: £10,000-15,000 

Hammer: £16,000

Piano Auctions, Langley, June 29

Steinway Model B grand piano in a rosewood case on ‘elephant’ legs together with a stool c.1900, recently restored.

Estimate: £10,000-15,000 

Hammer: £13,500

HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE

Loddon Auctions, Berkshire, June 23

Two Cycle Cigarettes baseball cards, Ty Cobb, Detroit Tigers, and Vic Willis, St Louis Cardinals, from the White Border series (T206) for the American Tobacco Company, 1909–11.

Estimate: £80-100 

Hammer: £5500

Reeman Dansie, Colchester, June 30

Three woodblock prints by Hiroshige, views of Kurodo Bay in Kazua Province, Plum Garden in Kameido and Nissake view from Soyonon Kyame.

Estimate: £200-300 

Hammer: £10,000

Hansons, Bishton Hall, Staffordshire, June 28

Late 19th century French bronze and cast iron novelty swing clock, 23in (57cm) high.

Estimate: £30-50 

Hammer: £1300

Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for June 24-30 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