TOP SELLING LOTS
Chorley’s, Cheltenham,
December 5
Roderic O’Conor (1860- 1940), Le Loing at Sundown, c.1902, oil on canvas, 22in x 2ft 2in (55 x 65cm), with provenance to artist’s studio sale at Hôtel Drouot, Paris.
Estimate: £40,000-60,000
Hammer: £120,000
Swan Fine Art, Tetsworth, December 1
Zdzislaw Beksinski (Polish,
1929-2005), untitled apocalyptic landscape, oil in board, 3ft 3in x
4ft 5in (98cm x 1.32m), acquired directly from the artist.
Estimate: £25,000-45,000
Hammer: £61,000
Olympia Auctions, London, December 7
A 16th or 17th century south Indian mail and plate helmet, possibly Hyderabad.
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £20,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Canterbury Auction Galleries, December 3
A 20th century Chinese porcelain blue and white figure of the standing Guanyin, with raised seal mark to base, 20in (51cm) high.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £10,000
Alnwick Auctions, December 6
Angelus Chronodate 18ct cold cased chronograph.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £2000
Greenslade Taylor Hunt, Taunton, December 1
Chinese carved jade, hardstone and rootwood ruyi sceptre, 16in (41cm) long.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £6500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for December 1-7, 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
