TOP SELLING LOTS
Antony Cribb, Newbury, July 20
Probably late 17th century Indian Mughal work box decorated with silver plaquettes on a tortoiseshell ground with copper gilt mounts, 9in (23cm) high, numerous losses.
Estimate: £500-800
Hammer: £15,000
Roseberys, London, July 20
Studio of Sir Peter Lely (1618-80), Portrait of Miss Elizabeth Lewis, daughter of Sir Thomas Lewis and Elizabeth Dashwood, c.1677, oil on canvas, 4ft 2in x 3ft 4in (1.25 x 1.01m).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £15,000
Hansons, Etwall, Derbyshire, July 20
Ivon Hitchens (1893-1979), a woodland landscape, oil on canvas, signed and dated 1934, 19in x 2ft 4in (48 x 70cm).
Estimate: £15,000-20,000
Hammer: £15,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Thomson Roddick, Carlisle, July 20
Pair of Howard-style armchairs and sofa in need of full restoration.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £4200
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, July 14
Late Qing famille rose figural porcelain ‘trick’ cup.
Estimate: £50-100
Hammer: £3100
Mallams, Abingdon, July 19
A pair of needlework samplers by Elizabeth Mary Trorey aged 11, 1839, and Emma Marie Trorey aged 11, 1840, each 19 x 13in (43 x 33cm) and similarly framed.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £7800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 15-21, 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
