TOP SELLING LOTS
Kinghams, Moreton-in-Marsh, October 8
Robert Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers, a stoneware sculptural bird jar and cover, both elements incised Martin Bros London + Southall 3. 1899, 11in (28cm) high.
Estimate: £25,000-35,000
Hammer: £60,000
Bellmans, Billingshurst, October 11
Liber chronicarum, Hartmann Schedel, Nuremberg, 1493, large folio first edition in 19th-century morocco.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £50,000
Roseberys, London, October 11
Woman and Afele, a wood carving by Benedict Chukwukadibia Enwonwu (Nigerian-British 1917-94), 22in (55cm), a gift from the artist and by descent.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £30,000
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Bonhams London, October 12
London blue and white delft wet drug jar, c.1720, with label inscribed C Ros Rub (a conserve of red roses which was used as a cure for consumption), 12in (30cm) high, from Kingham Court, Herefordshire.
Estimate: £200-300
Hammer: £7500
Kinghams, Moreton-in-Marsh, October 8
Prattware meat paste pot printed decoration with scene titled Landing of the British Army at The Crimea.
Estimate: £30-50
Hammer: £1700
Lindsay Burns, Perth, October 6
African tribal art walking cane carved with a figure and a snake.
Estimate: £20-50
Hammer: £3100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for July 14-20, 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
