TOP SELLING LOTS
Bonhams, London, February 23
A pair of large Regency style mahogany library bergère (enclosed upholstered French armchairs) after Charles Heathcote Tatham and Thomas Hope, 3ft 11in (119cm) high.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £10,000
Catherine Southon, Chislehurst, Kent, February 24
A Russian Revolutionary porcelain propaganda plate after a design by Mikhail M Adamovich, diameter 9¾in (25cm).
Estimate: £600-800
Hammer: £7500
Philip Serrell, Malvern, Worcestershire, February 18
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak gentleman’s stainless steel bracelet quartz watch, with date, case back No 962, with case, outer box and some paperwork.
Estimate: £400-500
Hammer: £6000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Roseberys, London, February 23
Lucie Rie’s Window with Night Sky by Christine L McArthur (b.1953), mixed media on board, signed, 2ft 2in x 3ft 2in (66 x 96cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £2400
East Bristol Auctions, February 19
Seventeenth century bezoar stone from a goat, housed in a lacquered medical apothecary box with paper label.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £1600
Hawleys, North Cave, East Yorkshire, February 20
Signed personal letter from Yorkshire artist Joe Scarborough with sketch drawings, c.1972.
Estimate: £10-20
Hammer: £320
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for February 18-24, 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
