TOP SELLING LOTS
Neumeister, Munich, April 14
The Fall of Man, an early 17th century south German boxwood relief carving after Albrecht Dürer, woodwork image, 15 x 10in (37 x 25cm).
Estimate: €8000-12,000
Hammer: €22,000 (£18,800)
Woolley & Wallis, Salisbury, April 20
William & Mary oyster veneered and marquetry chest of drawers, c.1690, 3ft 2in (95cm) wide, later bun feet, from the estate of the late Jane Sumner.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £16,000
David Duggleby, Scarborough, April 16
Alfred de Bréanski Snr (1852- 1928), A September Sunset, oil on canvas, signed, titled and signed verso, 20in x 2ft 6in (49 x 74cm).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £13,500
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, April 15
Modern British school pencil and watercolour study of a male nude, 11 x 5in (28 x 13cm) in frame with Leicester Galleries label.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £2800
Pump House Auctions, Swanmore, Hampshire, April 19
Large German wooden articulated peg doll in original clothing, probably Grodnertal, plus a small porcelain-headed doll.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £2250
Bearnes Hampton & Littlewood, Exeter, April 16
Early 19th century watercolour inscribed and dated Pedro Rima Condo, a Peruvian and regular descendant of the once illustrious Family of the Incas, at present a Servant in the House of Sr Abadia, Lima. Drawn from nature, 1820.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3800
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 14-21, 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
