TOP SELLING LOTS
Elmwood’s, London, December 5
Victorian diamond, yellow gold and silver tiara with old and rose cut stones of 11.0-12.0 carats, convertible to a necklace.
Estimate: £20,000-30,000
Hammer: £24,000
Wimbledon Auctions, London, December 4
Late 16th century Spanish School oil on leather miniature of Princess Isabella Clara Eugenia (1566-1633) or her sister Princess Catalina Micaela (1567-97) in a painted and gilt tabernacle frame.
Estimate: £600-800
Hammer: £16,000
Kinsky, Vienna, November 30
Silver and black onyx ring designed by Josef Hoffmann, with designer’s monogram, Wiener Werkstätte and Vienna Diana hallmark, c.1912-20.
Estimate: €12,000-20,000
Hammer: €16,000 (£14,000)
HIGHEST MULTIPLE OVER TOP ESTIMATE
Arthur Johnson & Sons, Nottingham, December 2
Late 19th century American Wanzer Lamp Company silver plated oil lamp with opaque glass shade.
Estimate: £70-100
Hammer: £1900
Gorringe’s, Lewes, December 4
Ocean liner scrap book including White Star Line menus for the Olympic.
Estimate: £50-80
Hammer: £6500
Laidlaw, Carlisle, December 2
Late Edo or early Meiji octagonal blue and white porcelain landscape bowl.
Estimate: £80-120
Hammer: £2100
Source: Bid Barometer is a snapshot of sales on thesaleroom.com for November 30-December 6, 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
