Toovey’s, Washington, West Sussex, April 6
Qing bronze tripod censer, made for the Islamic market, Zhengde mark but later, 10in (25cm).
Estimate: £2000-3000
Hammer: £11,000
Bonhams, Paris, April 6
Mamluk bone-inlaid wood panel, Egypt, 14th or 15th century, 3ft 9in x 22in (1.13m x 55cm).
Estimate: €2000-3000
Hammer: €7500 (£6700)
Duke’s, Dorchester, April 6
Colin Davison (b.1968), The Liffey Quays, Dublin, signed and dated (20)10, oil on canvas, 2ft 11in x 3ft (87 x 91cm).
Estimate: £6000-10,000
Hammer: £6000
HIGHEST PRICE OVER ESTIMATE
Moore Allen & Innocent, Cirencester, April 6
Ang Kiukok (Philippines, 1931-2005), two oils of fish, signed and dated upper left, 87.5 x 6in (12 x 15cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £11,000
Swan Fine Art, Tetsworth, April 6
Fairburn and Sykes command fighting knife in leather scabbard, the blade numbered 30946 and marked Wilkinson Sword F and S Fighting Knife.
Estimate: £60-80
Hammer: £4400
Parker Fine Art Auctions, Farnham, April 6
English school 19th century portrait of the biologist Marianne North (1830-90), watercolour in a maple frame, 21 x 16in (54 x 40cm).
Estimate: £100-150
Hammer: £3000
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for April 6-12, 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
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