TOP SELLING LOTS
Grand Auctions, Folkestone, February 21
Banksy (b.1974), Bomb Hugger, screenprint, numbered 193/600, 2003, with Pest Control certification.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £21,000
TimeLine Auctions, London, February 22
Sandstone figure of Christ as ‘the good shepherd’, Ile de France, c.1280, 2ft 2in (65cm).
Estimate: £6000-8000
Hammer: £12,000
Chiswick Auctions, February 22
Chinese blue and white porcelain hu with Ming style decoration, extensive damage, 21in (52cm).
Estimate: £600-800
Hammer: £11,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Bamfords, Rowsley, Derbyshire, February 17
Early 20th century Nile landscape, unsigned, oil on canvas, 2ft 5in x 3ft 1in (72 x 92cm)
Estimate: £60-100
Hammer: £10,000
Rendells, Ashburton, February 17
London 1948 Olympics: bronze commemorative medal plus official’s gilt metal enamel badge with ribbon for Torquay Committee (regatta).
Estimate: £10-20
Hammer: £1800
Sworders, Stansted Mountfitchet, February 22
Chinese copper red step cup with applied chilong in relief.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £4500
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 4-10, 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
