TOP SELLING LOTS
Hanse Art, Lubeck, March 25
Black glazed stoneware spade vase, Hans Coper (1920-81), 8in (20cm).
Estimate: n/a
Hammer: €48,000 (£42,400)
Antiquitäten Metz, Heidelberg, March 25
Maltese marquetry double-dome bureau cabinet, c.1750.
Estimate: €20,000
Hammer: €91,000 (£80,400)
Antiquitäten Metz, Heidelberg, March 24
A 16th or 17th century Isnik blue and white dish, 13in (33cm).
Estimate: €5000
Hammer: €34,000
Bishop & Miller, Stowmarket, March 29
Elizabeth I three-tier oak and inlaid overmantle, Gloucestershire, c.1580, centred by prominent Romayne-type male bust, with provenance to Prinknash Abbey and the Barons Chandos.
Estimate: £10,000-15,000
Hammer: £20,500
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Paul Laidlaw, Carlisle, March 24
Programme of the coronation of His Majesty Vajiravudh, King of Siam, 1911, cloth board with applied gilt metal ornament.
Estimate: £20-30
Hammer: £1650
Chorley’s, Prinknash Abbey, March 29
Chinese blue and white vase with Daqing Qianlong Nianzhi mark and bronze Baroque style mounts, 2ft (60cm) high.
Estimate: £150-300
Hammer: £9000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for March 23-29, 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
