TOP SELLING LOTS
Fellows, Birmingham, November 24
Rectangular-shape diamond ‘Lia’ ring, by Cartier, 4.57cts, D colour, internally flawless clarity with maker’s case.
Estimate: £100,000-150,000
Hammer: £96,000
Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg, November 28
Fine copy of the Worms Bible, the first complete Protestant Bible in German, published by Peter Schöffe, 1529, with woodcuts by Anton Woensam in contemporary pigskin.
Estimate: €20,000
Hammer: €43,000 (£37,000)
Veritas, Lisbon, November 30
Pair of blue and white Three Friends of Winter dishes with Tongzhi (1862-74) six-character marks and of the period, 7in (17cm).
Estimate: €3000-5000
Hammer: €18,000 (£15,500)
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Barbara Kirk, Penzance, November 29
Georgian or earlier agate fob in the form of a scarab with an intaglio of a Greek warrior.
Estimate: £10-20
Hammer: £8200
Lawrences, Crewkerne, November 25
George III sampler embroidered with animals and flowers marked Ann Coman, 1798, 13 x 12½in (33 x 32cm).
Estimate: 150-250
Hammer: £8000
Antony Cribb, Newbury, November 29
Fine Ottoman 18-bore miquelet lock long gun decorated in gold, silver and coral.
Estimate: £6000-9000
Hammer: £14,000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com.
‘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
