TOP SELLING LOTS
Burgersdijk & Niermans, Leiden, May 10
Complete copy of Beschouwingen der wonderen Gods by Jan Christiaan Sepp (1762-1860), one of the most important Dutch works on lepidoptera, with 610 hand-coloured plates.
Estimate: €5000-6500
Hammer: €12,000 (£10,200)
Gildings, Market Harborough, May 10
Elkington & Co bronze of Queen Victoria after Joseph Edgar Boehm with presentation inscription dated July 1895, 22in (56cm) high.
Estimate: £1500-2000
Hammer: £13,000
Olympia Auctions, London, May 11
Cantonese reverse painted mirror with bucolic river scene, 17in x 2ft 3in (43 x 67cm), later frame.
Estimate: £8000-12,000
Hammer: £8000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Catherine Southon, Warlingham, Surrey, May 11
Tekke Bokhara carpet, 10ft 7in x 6ft 10in (3.23 x 2.04m), Turkmenistan, early 20th century.
Estimate: £200-400
Hammer: £10,000
Bamfords, Derby, May 6
Late Qing pale nephrite plaque carved with a boy holding a box, 3½in (8cm) wide.
Estimate: £60-100
Hammer: £4800
Anderson & Garland, Newcastle upon Tyne, timed online sale ending May 9
Pair of unsigned 18th century Dutch School still-life studies, oil on canvas, 17 x 13in (42 x 33cm), in gilt frames.
Estimate: £150-250
Hammer: £7400
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
