TOP SELLING LOTS
Tennants, Leyburn, April 20
Cased recreation of a Dodo by taxidermist Carl Church, Pickering c.2014.
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £17,000
Mellors & Kirk, Nottingham, April 14
16th century German two-handed sword, 4ft 6in (1.34m), with bladesmith’s marks of cross-and-orb attributed to Ulrich Diefstetter of Munich (fl c.1560-1600).
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £6500
Setdart Subastas, Barcelona, April 19
Pair of large Japanese Edo period blue and white porcelain vases and covers, second quarter of the 19th century, 3ft 2in (95cm) high.
Estimate: €11,000-12,000
Hammer: €14,000 (£12,000)
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Ewbanks, Woking, April 14
Chinese blue and white baluster vase decorated with lotus blossom and leafy scrolls between bands of banana leaves and ruyi, 7in (18cm) high.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £6000
Cheffins, Cambridge, April 14
A Victorian porcelain head doll, with blonde wig, blue glass eyes, leather body, in period dress 15in (37cm) tall.
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £2000
Ramsay Cornish, Edinburgh April 16
Victorian oil on canvas depicting steam ships on the Thames near Wapping, probably by Edward Henry Eugene Fletcher (1857-1945).
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £4500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 17-23, 2022.
‘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
