TOP SELLING LOTS
Galerie Moenius, Wassenach, March 18
Three octave organ by Nicolo Mancini, Naples 1766, 9ft 4in (2.85m) high.
Estimate: N/A
Hammer: €22,000 (£19,400)
Bonhams, London, March 22
Edward Bawden (1903-89), Winter Farm Scene, watercolour, gouache, pen and ink, signed and dated 1955, 17 x 22in (44 x 56cm).
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £16,000
Knights Sporting Auctions, Norfolk, March 18
Gunn & Moore cricket bat used by Archie Jackson during his brief first-class playing career for New South Wales and Australia 1926-31.
Estimate: £4000-6000
Hammer: £14,000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Semley Auctions, Shaftesbury, March 18
Design for a frontispiece dated 1773, attributed to Jean-Michel Moreau (1741-1814), pen and brown ink, 11 x 8in (27 x 20cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3200
Clarke & Simpson, Suffolk, March 22
A 19th century seal with various changeable seal ends in fitted case.
Estimate: £40-60
Hammer: £2200
Ramsay Cornish, Edinburgh, March 17
Georgian mahogany partners desk, 5ft (1.51m) wide, for restoration.
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £7000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 16-22, 2023.
‘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
