TOP SELLING LOTS
Bonhams, London, March 2
Letter from Robert Falcon Scott to Lady Goodrich, June 27, 1910, regarding the recent departure of Terra Nova.
Estimate: £1000-1500
Hammer: £24,000
Wilkinson’s, Doncaster, February 27
Suffolk 15th century oak pew with carved poppy-head finials and Gothic tracery, 6ft 3in (1.66m).
Estimate: £3000-5000
Hammer: £12,500
Cheffins, Cambridge, February 24
Train Journey, a wood engraving by Tirzah Garwood (1908-51) numbered 9/30, 8 x 6in (19 x 14cm).
Estimate: £2500-4000
Hammer: £11,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Hannam’s, Selborne, Hampshire, February 24
Pair of Qing pink ground teabowls, possibly Yongzheng period.
Estimate: £150-200
Hammer: £13,000
Hawleys, Beverley, February 26
Kangxi-style underglaze blue and iron red ‘peaches’ meiping vase, 8in (19cm).
Estimate: £100-200
Hammer: £13,000
Bigwood, Stratford-Upon-Avon, February 25
Korean mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer box and cover, 8½in (21cm), possibly Choson (Joseon) dynasty.
Estimate: £80-100
Hammer: £4000
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